Adolescent Pregnancy in a Greek Public Hospital During a Six-year Period (2000-2005)-A Retrospective Study

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Panagopoulos, P ^a   Salakos, N ^b   Bakalianou, K ^b   Davou, E ^b   Iavazzo, C ^c   Paltoglou, G ^c   Liapis, A ^b  

^a TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family planning; Immigration; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 51349169431     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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