Adolescent reproductive health: Observations in a hospital setting

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 554-555

  Van Den Broek, Nynke R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Wellcome Trust Centre for Research   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gynaecology; Malawi; Obstetrics; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0031790874     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90911-7     Document Type: Article

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