Changing social and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours: Effects of life skills education among urban street youths

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-86

  Olley, B O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Life skills education; Nigeria; Social behaviours; Urban street youths

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347357536     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120701243474     Document Type: Article

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