Repeat teenage pregnancy in two cultures-the meanings ascribed by teenagers

Children and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-199

  Clarke, Jean ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952932567     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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