Why pregnant adolescents say they did not use contraceptives prior to conception

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-53

  Stevens Simon, Catherine ^a,b   Kelly, Lisa ^a   Singer, Dena ^a   Cox, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Contraception; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0030198627     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-139X(95)00281-V     Document Type: Article

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