Characteristics of effective interventions in improving young people’s sexual health: A review of reviews

Sex Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-336

  Poobalan, Amudha S ^a   Pitchforth, Emma ^b   Imamura, Mari ^c   Tucker, Janet S ^d   Philip, Kate ^a   Spratt, Jenny ^a   Mandava, Lakshmi ^e   van Teijlingen, Edwin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927656000     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810903059185     Document Type: Article

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