Effectiveness of an Intensive, School-Based Intervention for Teen Mothers

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 394-400

  Key, Janice D ^a   Gebregziabher, Mulugeta G ^b   Marsh, Linda D ^a   O'Rourke, Kathleen M ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent; Evaluation studies; Pregnancy in adolescence; Prevention; School based services

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 40849094198     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.027     Document Type: Article

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