Preventing repeat pregnancy in adolescents

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 442-446

  Milne, Dona ^a,d   Glasier, Anna ^a,b,c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Intentions; Repeat pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ASPIRATION; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 55349088953     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283086708     Document Type: Review

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