A qualitative assessment of australian parents’ perceptions of sexuality education and communication

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Berne, Linda A ^a   Patton, Wendy ^b   Milton, Jan ^c   Hunt, Lynne Y A ^d   Wright, Susan ^e   Peppard, Judith ^f   Dodd, Jenny ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT COUNSELING; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SKILL;

EID: 0033759674     PISSN: 01614576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614576.2000.11074344     Document Type: Article

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