Adolescent pregnancy prevention: Choosing an effective program that fits

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1314-1320

  Harris, Mary Beth ^a   Allgood, Jane G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy prevention; Community based services; Evidenced based services; Goodness of fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350271178     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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