Parents' perspectives on talking to preteenage children about sex

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-63

  Wilson, Ellen K ^a   Dalberth, Barbara T ^a   Koo, Helen P ^a   Gard, Jennifer C ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950926873     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4205610     Document Type: Article

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