Pregnancy during adolescence: A major social problem

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-302

  Amy, Jean Jacques ^a   Loeber, Olga ^b  

^a Expert Group on Sexual and Reproductive Care and Education ^*  (Belgium)

^b Expert Group on Sexual and Reproductive Care and Education

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONDOM; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; GUILT; HEALTH CARE COST; IMPULSIVENESS; MOTHER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 36348949819     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701737635     Document Type: Editorial

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