Psychologists' sexual education and training in graduate school

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Andrea Miller, S ^a   Sandra Byers, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graduate training; Sex education; Sexual concerns; Sexual problems; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951786357     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018571     Document Type: Article

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