International trends in electronic media communication among 11- to 15-year-olds in 30 countries from 2002 to 2010: Association with ease of communication with friends of the opposite sex

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-45

  Boniel Nissim, Meyran ^a   Lenzi, Michela ^b   Zsiros, Emese ^c   De Matos, Margarida Gaspar ^d   Gommans, Rob ^e   Harel Fisch, Yossi ^a   Djalovski, Amir ^a   Van Der Sluijs, Winfried ^f  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c National Institute of Child Health   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; TELECOMMUNICATION; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84926677641     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv025     Document Type: Review

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