Access to psycho-social services among pregnant and parenting teens: Generating questions using youth reports and GIS mapping techniques

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 213-224

  Han, Meekyung ^a   Stone, Susan ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnant and parenting teens; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748955777     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-007-9039-x     Document Type: Article

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