Preventing rapid repeat births among Latina adolescents: The role of parents

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1842-1847

  Bouris, Alida ^a   Guilamo Ramos, Vincent ^b   Cherry, Kevin ^a   Dittus, Patricia ^c   Michael, Shannon ^c   Gloppen, Kari ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866342584     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300578     Document Type: Article

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