Pregnant and parenting adolescents' perception of sources and supports in relation to educational goals

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-578

  Brosh, Joanne ^a,b   Weigel, Dan ^a   Evans, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Educational goals; Pregnancy; Supports

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949015201     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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