Abstinence and birth control among rural adolescents in impoverished families: A test of theoretical discriminators

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-214

  Benda, Brent B ^a   Corwyn, Robert Flynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 4043065123     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022321726368     Document Type: Article

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