Peer and neighbourhood influences on teenage pregnancy and fertility: Qualitative findings from research in English communities

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Arai, Lisa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neighbourhoods; Peers; Qualitative; Teenage fertility; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; FERTILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750973908     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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