Communities and technology: Enhancements in HIV-prevention research and practice among adolescents and young adults

Innovations in Hiv Prevention Research and Practice Through Community Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 183-214

  Bull, S ^a   Walker, T ^b   Levine, D ^c  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Youth Tech Health (YTH)   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Facebook; HIV; Social media; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949023301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0900-1_9     Document Type: Chapter

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