Preferences towards sex education and information from a religiously diverse sample of young people

Health Education

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-91

  Coleman, Lester ^a  

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

Author keywords

Family; Government policy; Religion; Sex education; Sexual health; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 37548999361     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280810842148     Document Type: Article

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