Teens, technology, and health care

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 559-566

  Leanza, Francesco ^a,b   Hauser, Diane ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Family Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Computer based or web based interventions; Social media; Technology; Teen sexual health; Teens; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; TECHNOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICINE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84905898733     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: 1558299X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2014.05.006     Document Type: Review

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