Changes in HIV/AIDS education, knowledge and attitudes among Scottish 15-16 year olds, 1990-1994: Findings from the WHO: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (HBSC)

Health Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-370

  Thomson, Carolyn ^a   Currie, Candace ^a   Todd, Joanna ^a   Elton, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0033037894     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/14.3.357     Document Type: Article

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