WHO guidelines on preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 517-522

  Chandra Mouli, Venkatraman ^a   Camacho, Alma Virginia ^a   Michaud, Pierre André ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child marriage; Early pregnancy; Pregnancy prevention; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; COERCION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876559727     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.03.002     Document Type: Review

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