The protective value of social capital against teen pregnancy: a state-level analysis

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 556-559

  Crosby, Richard A ^a   Holtgrave, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Poverty; Pregnancy; Social capital; Social determinants; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INCOME; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646028200     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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