Teenage pregnancy among Latinas: Examining risk and protective factors

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 554-569

  Doĝan Atȩ, Aysun ^a   Carrión Basham, Carla Y ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CCB Research and Evaluation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent childbearing; Latina adolescents; Risk and resiliency; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448982739     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986307308163     Document Type: Article

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