Young women under 16 years with experience of sexual intercourse: Who becomes pregnant?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-225

  Buston, Katie ^a   Williamson, Lisa ^a   Hart, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34147222745     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.044107     Document Type: Article

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