Parent communication about sexual issues with adolescents in Vietnam: Content, contexts, and barriers

Sex Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-380

  Trinh, Thang ^a   Steckler, Allan ^b   Ngo, Anh ^c   Ratliff, Eric ^d  

^a Centre for Promotion of Advancement of Society   (Viet Nam)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 77956340540     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810903264819     Document Type: Article

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