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Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1660) LGBTQ Issues (452)

Published on in Vol 15, No 2 (2013): February

Queer as F**k: Reaching and Engaging Gay Men in Sexual Health Promotion through Social Networking Sites

Queer as F**k: Reaching and Engaging Gay Men in Sexual Health Promotion through Social Networking Sites

Queer as F**k: Reaching and Engaging Gay Men in Sexual Health Promotion through Social Networking Sites

Authors of this article:

Alisa Pedrana1, 2 ;   Margaret Hellard1, 2, 3 ;   Judy Gold1 ;   Nadine Ata1, 4 ;   Shanton Chang5 ;   Steve Howard5 ;   Jason Asselin6 ;   Olivia Ilic7 ;   Colin Batrouney6 ;   Mark Stoove1, 2
Article Authors Cited by (71) Tweetations (19) Metrics

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