Effects of a school-based life skills and HIV-prevention program for adolescents in Mexican high schools

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1141-1162

  Givaudan, Martha ^a   Van De Vijver, Fons J R ^b   Poortinga, Ype H ^b,c   Leenen, Iwin ^a,d   Pick, Susan ^e  

^a Instituto Mexicano de Investigacion de Familia y Poblacion AC   (Mexico)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 34248529990     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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