Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 720-728 , November 2006

Can the Internet Be Used Effectively to Provide Sex Education to Young People in China?

  • Chao-hua Lou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Chao-hua Lou, Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, 2140 Xie Tu Road, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.
    • ,
  • Quan Zhao, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Er-Sheng Gao, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Iqbal H. Shah, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 20 June 2005 ,Accepted 4 April 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00138-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 720-728 , November 2006

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