Sexual health education interventions for young people: A Methodological review

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6973, 1995, Pages 158-

  Oakley, Ann ^a   Fullerton, Deirdre ^a   Holland, Janet ^a   Arnold, Sean ^a   Dawson, Merry France ^a   Kelley, Peter ^a   McGrellis, Sheena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0028899632     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6973.158     Document Type: Article

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