Adolescent pregnancy in the U.S. military: What we know and what we need to know

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 658-665

  Klein, David A ^a   Adelman, William P ^b  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARMY; BUDGET; CONTRACEPTION; FIGHTING; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47749144730     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.7.658     Document Type: Review

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