Teen fertility in transition: Recent and historic trends in the United States

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue , 2010, Pages 371-383

  Santelli, John S ^a   Melnikas, Andrea J ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraception; Sexual behaviors; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTRACEPTION; FERTILITY; HISTORY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLICY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY RATE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952105894     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090830     Document Type: Review

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