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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 5 (2018), Article ID 5:IJNCP-272, 7 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/272
Original Article
Primary School Sexuality Relationships Education in Japan-A Collaborative, Qualitative Study

Chisato Kimura1,*, Mami Sonobe1, Mayumi Ikeda2, Tomomi Azuma3, Miho Hamasaka4 and Naoko Hirata4

1Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
22Teikyo Heisei University, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Care, Tokyo, Japan
3Graduate School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of medicine, Kyoto, Japan
4Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Chisato Kimura, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2- 10 Higashiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan; E-mail: ckimura@tmu.ac.jp
06 January 2017; 20 February 2018; 22 February 2018
Kimura C, Sonobe M, Ikeda M, Azuma T, Hamasaka M, et al. (2018) Primary School Sexuality Relationships Education in Japan-A Collaborative, Qualitative Study. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 5: 272. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/272

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