"Friending" teens: Systematic review of social media in adolescent and young adult health care

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e4-

  Yonker, Lael M ^a,b   Zan, Shiyi ^b,c   Scirica, Christina V ^a,b   Jethwani, Kamal ^b,c   Kinane, T Bernard ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health; Social media; Social networking sites; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PROCEDURES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922324217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3692     Document Type: Review

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