Programs and services to prevent pregnancy, childbearing, and poor birth outcomes among adolescents in rural areas of the Southeastern United States

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-166

  Loda, Frank A ^a,b   Speizer, Ilene S ^a,b   Martin, Kerry L ^a,b   DeClerque Skatrud, Julia ^a,b,c   Bennett, Trude A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Birth outcomes; Childbearing; Pregnancy in adolescence; Pregnancy prevention; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; FERTILITY; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH REPORT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION--WOMEN; UNITED STATES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030805654     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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