Sex and relationship education: Bridging the gap between research and practice

Health Education

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-9

  Kane, Roslyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural studies; Sex education; Social dynamics; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549024188     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280810842094     Document Type: Review

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