Risk factors for teenage pregnancies in Sri Lanka: Perspective of a community based study

Health Science Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-284

  Dulitha, Fernando ^a   Nalika, Gunawardena ^a   Upul, Senarath ^a   Chrishantha, Weerasinghe Manuj ^a   De Alwis, Senevirathne Rohini ^a   Hemantha, Senanayake ^a   De Silva, Chithramalee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Risk factors; Teenage childbearing; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882981333     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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