Invited Commentary: Broadening the Evidence for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Education in the United States.
Scientific research has made major contributions to adolescent health by providing insights into factors that influence it and by defining ways to improve it. However, US adolescent sexual and reproductive health policies-particularly sexuality health education policies and programs-have not benefit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 1595 - 1611 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2014
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