School-based sexuality education: The issues and challenges

Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 188-193

  Donovan, Patricia ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; MARRIAGE; POLICY; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745125767     PISSN: 00147354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991682     Document Type: Article

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