Abstinence only until marriage programs in the United States of America (USA): Science and human rights

Current Issues and Controversies in School and Community Health, Sport and Physical Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 23-34

  Santelli, John S ^a   Ott, Mary A ^b   Csete, Joanne ^a   Samant, Shama ^a   Czuczka, Dana ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

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