Quantified sex: a critical analysis of sexual and reproductive self-tracking using apps

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 440-453

  Lupton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

apps; digital devices; healthcare; self surveillance; self tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SECURITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MOBILE APPLICATION; OVULATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMARTPHONE;

COMPUTER SECURITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUATION; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OVULATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84924487462     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2014.920528     Document Type: Article

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