Preventing unintended teenage pregnancies and reducing their adverse effects

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-108

  Fullerton, Deirdre ^a   Dickson, Rumona ^a   Eastwood, Alison J ^a   Sheldon, Trevor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEX EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 3242809565     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.2.102     Document Type: Article

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