How effective is peer education in addressing young people's sexual and reproductive health needs in developing countries? (Children and Society (2008) DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00175.x);How effective is peer education in addressing young people's sexual and reproductive health needs in developing countries?

Children and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-302

  Price, Neil ^a   Knibbs, Sarah ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KHANA Cambodia   (Cambodia)

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EID: 67650306437     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00192.x     Document Type: Erratum

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