Approaches to sex education: Peer-led or teacher-led?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1536-1537

  Ross, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH SCHOOL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PEER GROUP; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; TEACHER; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 56749176853     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050229     Document Type: Short Survey

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