Information Age: Do Urban African-American Youth Find Sexual Health Information Online?

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 110-114

  Dolcini, M Margaret ^a   Warren, Jocelyn ^a   Towner, Senna L ^b   Catania, Joseph A ^a   Harper, Gary W ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Internet; Sex education; Sexual health information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939994070     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-014-0174-5     Document Type: Article

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