Acculturation, perceived social support, self-esteem, and pregnancy status among dominican adolescents

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-257

  Orshan, Susan A ^a,b  

^a Widener University School of Nursing   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033122276     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993399245746     Document Type: Article

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