Attitudes of parents and health promoters in Greece concerning sex education of adolescents

Sex Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-276

  Kirana, Paraskevi Sofia ^a   Nakopoulou, Evangelia ^a   Akrita, Ioanna ^a   Papaharitou, Stamatis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 34547558299     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810701448085     Document Type: Article

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