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Sex education in schools is insufficient to support adolescents in the 21st century

A summary of sexual and relationship therapy's inaugural debate, held at the 8th Congress of the European Federation of sexology in Prague, 5 June 2006

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Pages 485-490 | Received 16 Sep 2006, Accepted 19 Sep 2006, Published online: 06 Nov 2006

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