Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Canada: A report card in 2004

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-81

  McKay, Alexander ^a  

^a Sex Information and Education Council of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; BIRTH RATE; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DATA ANALYSIS; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MONOGAMY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTECTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 12344309001     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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