Qualitative research on adolescent pregnancy: A descriptive review and analysis

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 397-408

  Spear, Hila J ^a   Lock, Sharon ^b  

^a LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FATHER; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TYPES OF STUDY;

EID: 0347511654     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-5963(03)00160-X     Document Type: Article

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