Abortion among young women and subsequent life outcomes

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a Christchurch Health and Development Study   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847705755     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3900607     Document Type: Article

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