Adolescent Childbearing Ambivalence: Is it the Sum of its Parts?

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-92

  Sheeder, Jeanelle ^a   Teal, Stephanie B ^a   Crane, Lori A ^b   Stevens Simon, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childbearing attitudes; Pregnancy intentions; Pregnancy prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949907248     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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