Sexual and reproductive health education: Contrasting teachers', health partners' and former students' perspectives

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 374-379

  Phillips, Karen P ^a   Martinez, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Health promotion; IMB model; Sex education; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952237591     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404856     Document Type: Article

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