Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 415-449

  Miller, Brent C ^a,c   Bayley, Bruce K ^a   Christensen, Mathew ^a   Leavitt, Spencer C ^a   Coyl, Diana D ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c National Council on Family Relations   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent fertility behavior; Adolescent pregnancy; Childbearing; Miscarriages; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 31444445260     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470756607.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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