Cultural clashes in reproductive health information in schools

Health Education

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-162

  Mbananga, Nolwazi ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culture (sociology); Education; Health and medicine; Information; Schools; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646926625     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280410534559     Document Type: Article

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