Adolescent-friendly technologies as potential adjuncts for health promotion

Health Education

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 304-318

  Dietrich, Janan J ^a,b   Coetzee, Jenny ^a,b   Otwombe, Kennedy ^a,b   Hornschuh, Stefanie ^a,b   Mdanda, Sanele ^a   Nkala, Busisiwe ^a   Makongoza, Matamela ^a   Tshabalala, Celokhuhle ^a   Soon, Christine N ^c   Kaida, Angela ^d   Hogg, Robert ^d,e   Gray, Glenda E ^a   Miller, Cari L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Canada Africa Prevention Trials Network   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Adolescents; Health promotion; HIV; Mobile phone; Social networking; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902462621     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/HE-08-2013-0039     Document Type: Article

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