Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 359-368 , November 2003

Short and long-term impact of adolescent pregnancy on postpartum contraceptive use: implications for prevention of repeat pregnancy

  • Trace S Kershaw, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Trace S. Kershaw, Ph.D., Yale University Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 135 College Street, Suite 323, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
    • Yale University, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (T.S.K., L.M.N., J.R.I., J.B.C.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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  • Linda M Niccolai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (T.S.K., L.M.N., J.R.I., J.B.C.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • ,
  • Jeannette R Ickovics, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (T.S.K., L.M.N., J.R.I., J.B.C.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Yale University, Department of Psychology (J.R.I., C.S.M.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • ,
  • Jessica B Lewis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (T.S.K., L.M.N., J.R.I., J.B.C.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • ,
  • Christina S Meade, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Yale University, Department of Psychology (J.R.I., C.S.M.), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • ,
  • Kathleen A Ethier, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch (K.A.E.), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

,Accepted 11 March 2003.

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☆ This research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health Grant P01 MH/DA56826-01A1 and Training Grant 1 T32 MH20031-02.

PII: S1054-139X(03)00138-1

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00138-1

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 359-368 , November 2003

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