Building an evidence base to inform interventions for pregnant and parenting adolescents: A call for rigorous evaluation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1826-1832

  Lachance, Christina R ^a   Burrus, Barri B ^b   Scott, Alicia Richmond ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866307317     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300871     Document Type: Article

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