Trends in Canadian national and provincial/territorial teen pregnancy rates: 2001-2010

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 161-174

  McKay, Alexander ^a,b  

^a Sex Information and Education Council of Canada   (Canada)

^b SIECCAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; TREND STUDY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 84874961684     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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