International perspective on teaching human sexuality

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 397-402

  Wylie, Kevan ^a,b   Weerakoon, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING;

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING;

EID: 77956902851     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.34.5.397     Document Type: Article

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