Teenage pregnancy: A problem or what?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 763-764

  Drife, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY; FRANCE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MASS COMMUNICATION; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE;

EID: 4043086930     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00187.x     Document Type: Note

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