Reaching adolescent gay, bisexual, and queer men online: Development and refinement of a national recruitment strategy

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Prescott, Tonya L ^a   Phillips, Gregory ^b   DuBois, L Zachary ^b,c   Bull, Sheana S ^d   Mustanski, Brian ^b   Ybarra, Michele L ^a  

^a Center for Innovative Public Health Research   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; AGBM; Facebook; HIV; Intervention development; MHealth; Recruitment methods; Sexual minority

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MINORITIES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989966587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5602     Document Type: Article

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