Factors Associated with the Content of Sex Education in U.S. Public Secondary Schools

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 261-262

  Landry, David J ^a   Darroch, Jacqueline E ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Higgins, Jenny ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEACHER; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347988042     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-2393.2003.tb00179.x     Document Type: Article

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