Teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of the school nurse in relation to sexual health educationjo

Sex Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-306

  Westwood, Jo ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84887405384     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810903059102     Document Type: Article

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