Cognitive impact of a research-based school sex education programme

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 689-703

  Abraham, Charles ^a   Henderson, Marion ^b   Der, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condom use; Delayed intercourse; Randomised controlled trial; School; Sex education; Teenagers; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844253154     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440410001722921     Document Type: Article

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