Beyond abstinence-only: Relationships between abstinence education and comprehensive topic instruction

Sex Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Jeffries IV, William L ^a   Dodge, Brian ^b   Bandiera, Frank C ^c   Reece, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77951277447     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681811003666317     Document Type: Article

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