Access to sexual and reproductive health for young people: Bridging the disconnect between rights and reality

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-136

  Shaw, Dorothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Rights; Sexual and reproductive health; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; JUVENILE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 67650232957     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.025     Document Type: Article

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