Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy Through School and Community-Based Education

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 257, Issue 24, 1987, Pages 3382-3386

  Vincent, Murray L ^a   Clearie, Andrew F ^b   Schluchter, Mark D ^c  

^a Departments of Health Promotion and Education ^*  (United States)

^b Carolina Institute ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84948008110     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1987.03390240088029     Document Type: Article

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