Teenage pregnancies in the European Union in the context of legislation and youth sexual and reproductive health services

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1395-1406

  Part, Kai ^a   Moreau, Caroline ^b,c   Donati, Serena ^d   Gissler, Mika ^e,f   Fronteira, Inês ^g   Karro, Helle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^g INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; contraception use; European Union; induced abortion; live birth; sexual and reproductive health; sexual and reproductive health services; teenage pregnancy; youth

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENTS; CONTRACEPTION USE; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; TEENAGE PREGNANCY; YOUTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889253812     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12253     Document Type: Article

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