Effectiveness of the "Baby Think It Over" teen pregnancy prevention program

Journal of School Health

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 188-195

  Somers, Cheryl L ^b   Fahlman, Mariane M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035344835     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb07314.x     Document Type: Article

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