Preferences towards sex education and information from an ethnically diverse sample of young people

Sex Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-307

  Coleman, L ^a   Testa, A ^a  

^a Trust for the Study of Adolescence   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547591242     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810701448101     Document Type: Article

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