Addressing structural and environmental factors for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1973-1981

  Sommer, Marni ^a   Mmari, Kristin ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84941366505     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302740     Document Type: Article

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