Does sex education affect adolescent sexual behaviors and health?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 783-802

  Sabia, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749387903     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20208     Document Type: Article

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