Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 340-349 , May 2003

Dual method use in adolescents: a review and framework for research on use of STD and pregnancy protection

  • Linda H Bearinger, Ph.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (L.H.B.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Linda H. Bearinger, Ph.D., M.S., Professor and Director, Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, 6-101 WDH, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
    • ,
  • Michael D Resnick, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center (M.D.R.), Center for Adolescent Health and Development, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

,Accepted 10 October 2002.

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☆ Support provided in part by grants R01/HD36868 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health; MCJ-279185 (Center for Adolescent Nursing) and #5-T71-MC00006-24 (Leadership Education in Adolescent Health), Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration, USPHS, DHHS; and grant #448-CCU513331 (National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S1054-139X(03)00018-1

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00018-1

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 340-349 , May 2003

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