Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 453-461 , December 2004

Adolescent pregnancy intentions and pregnancy outcomes: A longitudinal examination

  • Cynthia Rosengard, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Cynthia Rosengard, Rhode Island Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, Multiphasic Building, First Floor, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903 USA
    • ,
  • Maureen G. Phipps, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Community Health, Women & Infants Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    • ,
  • Nancy E. Adler, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Jonathan M. Ellen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

,Accepted 6 February 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00096-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.018

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 453-461 , December 2004

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