Introduction to the special issue on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Juárez, Fatima ^a   LeGrand, Thomas ^b   Lloyd, Cynthia B ^c   Singh, Susheela ^d  

^a EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^d GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57049083080     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00172.x     Document Type: Editorial

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