Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in South Asia: A systematic review

Health Science Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-14

  Raj, Acharya Dev ^a   Rabi, Bhattarai ^a   Amudha, Poobalan ^a   van Teijlingen Edwin, R ^b   Glyn, Chapman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factors; South Asia; Teenage pregnancy; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549120776     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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