Adolescent pregnancy in Switzerland

International Handbook of Adolescent Pregnancy: Medical, Psychosocial, and Public Health Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 599-604

  Narring, Françoise ^a   Yaron, Michal ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescent birth rate; Adolescent pregnancy; Cultural values; Migration status; Pre and postnatal care; Religious affiliation; Sex education; Switzerland: Abortions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921494795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-8026-7_34     Document Type: Chapter

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