School sex education, a process for evaluation: Methodology and results

Health Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-214

  Mellanby, Alex R ^a   Phelps, Fran A ^a   Crichton, Nicola J ^a   Tripp, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029967057     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/11.2.205     Document Type: Article

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