Bringing HIV partner services into the age of social media and mobile connectivity

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 631-636

  Udeagu, Chi Chi N ^a   Bocour, Angelica ^a   Shah, Sharmila ^a   Ramos, Yasmin ^a   Gutierrez, Rodolfo ^a   Shepard, Colin W ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SECURITY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE DATING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEXT MESSAGING; TRANSGENDER; WEB BROWSER; CONTACT EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUALITY; TRANSMISSION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CONTACT TRACING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84914164510     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000181     Document Type: Article

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