Having the best intentions is necessary but not sufficient: What would increase the efficacy of home visiting for preventing second teen pregnancies?

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-395

  Gray, Sarah ^a   Sheeder, Jeanelle ^a   O'Brien, Ruth ^a   Stevens Simon, Catherine ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Home visiting; Teen pregnancy; Youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORADO; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845495872     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0045-2     Document Type: Article

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