Transnational comparisons of adolescent contraceptive use: What can we learn from these comparisons?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-94

  Santelli, John ^a   Sandfort, Theo ^b   Orr, Mark ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CONDOM; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; COITUS; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 38149062638     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.28     Document Type: Editorial

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