Adolescent Men's Pregnancy Resolution Choices in Relation to an Unintended Pregnancy: A Comparative Analysis of Adolescent Men in Three Countries

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1037-1058

  Lohan, Maria ^a   Olivari, Maria Giulia ^b   Corkindale, Carolyn ^c   Milani, Luca ^b   Confalonieri, Emanuela ^b   Cruise, Sharon ^a   O'Halloran, Peter ^a   Alderdice, Fiona ^a   Hyde, Abbey ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

abortion; adolescent men; comparative research; unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880504119     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X13484281     Document Type: Article

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