Reducing pregnancy and health risk behaviours in teenagers

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7713, 2009, Pages 116-

  Kirby, Douglas ^a  

^a ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 68249084241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2054     Document Type: Editorial

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