Evaluation of an Educational Program to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 300-312

  Mitchell DiCenso, Alba ^a   Thomas, B Helen ^b   Devlin, M Corinne ^b   Goldsmith, Charlie H ^b   Willan, Andy ^b   Singer, Joel ^b   Marks, Susan ^b   Watters, Derek ^b   Hewson, Sheila ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031157790     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819702400304     Document Type: Article

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