Teenage sexual attitudes and behaviour in China: A literature review

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 561-582

  Yu, Juping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; China; Literature review; Sex education; Sexual behaviour; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84867628587     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01054.x     Document Type: Review

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