Vital signs: Births to teens aged 15–17 years — United States, 1991–2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn , Issue 14, 2014, Pages 312-318

  Cox, Shanna ^a   Pazol, Karen ^a   Warner, Lee ^a   Romero, Lisa ^a   Spitz, Alison ^a   Gavin, Lorrie ^a   Barfield, Wanda ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900836127     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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