California parents' preferences and beliefs regarding school-based sex education policy

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Constantine, Norman A ^a,b   Jerman, Petra ^c   Huang, Alice X ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 34548538853     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3916707     Document Type: Article

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