Adolescent sexual behavior during periods of increase and decrease in the abortion rate

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Falah Hassani, Kobra ^a   Kosunen, Elise ^b   Liinamo, Arja ^b   Rimpelä, Arja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67651062165     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181a99ddd     Document Type: Article

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