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Characteristics of effective interventions in improving young people's sexual health: a review of reviews

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Pages 319-336 | Published online: 12 Aug 2009

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Roxana Aguilar Alonso, Kerryann Walsh, Lisa van Leent & Claire Moran. (2023) School-based relationships and sexuality education programmes in primary schools: contexts, mechanisms and outcomes. Sex Education 0:0, pages 1-20.
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