Understanding Teen Pregnancy from the Perspective of Young Adolescents in Oklahoma City

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 242-254

  Kegler, Michelle Crozier ^a   Bird, Sheryl Thorburn ^b   Kyle Moon, Kristen ^c   Rodine, Sharon ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy   (United States)

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EID: 84992920841     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152483990100200308     Document Type: Article

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