Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2005

Adolescent pregnancy prevention: An abstinence-centered randomized controlled intervention in a Chilean public high school

  • Carlos Cabezón, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Carlos Cabezón, Camino La Fuente 969, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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  • Pilar Vigil, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Unit of Reproduction, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Iván Rojas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Counseling, Liceo A-128, San Bernardo, Chile
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  • M. Eugenia Leiva

      Affiliations

    • Family Planning Program, Hospital de San Bernardo, San Bernardo, Chile
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  • Rosa Riquelme

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Reproduction and Development, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Waldo Aranda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Demography, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Carlos García, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de San Bernardo, San Bernardo, Chile

Received 4 April 2003 ,Accepted 17 October 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00163-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.10.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2005

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