Why we measure teenage pregnancy but do not count teenage mothers?

Critical Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Shaw, Mary E ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Births; Critique; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POLICY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 37549038612     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701302281     Document Type: Article

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