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The "Be All and End All"?: Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism

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The "Be All and End All"? Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism. / Farrugia, Adrian; Waling, Andrea; Pienaar, Kiran et al.
In: Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 31, No. 11, 30.09.2021, p. 2097-2110.

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Farrugia, A, Waling, A, Pienaar, K & Fraser, S 2021, 'The "Be All and End All"? Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism', Qualitative Health Research, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 2097-2110. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211003543

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Farrugia, A., Waling, A., Pienaar, K., & Fraser, S. (2021). The "Be All and End All"? Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism. Qualitative Health Research, 31(11), 2097-2110. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211003543

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Farrugia A, Waling A, Pienaar K, Fraser S. The "Be All and End All"? Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism. Qualitative Health Research. 2021 Sept 30;31(11):2097-2110. Epub 2021 Apr 21. doi: 10.1177/10497323211003543

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Farrugia, Adrian ; Waling, Andrea ; Pienaar, Kiran et al. / The "Be All and End All"? Young People, Online Sexual Health Information, Science and Skepticism. In: Qualitative Health Research. 2021 ; Vol. 31, No. 11. pp. 2097-2110.

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