The State of Sexual Health Education in U.S. Medicine

American Journal of Sexuality Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-80

  Criniti, S ^a   Andelloux, M ^b   Woodland, M B ^a   Montgomery, O C ^a   Hartmann, S Urdaneta ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

medical curriculum; Medical education; medical residency; patient sexual health; sexuality education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897848199     PISSN: 15546128     EISSN: 15546136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15546128.2013.854007     Document Type: Article

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