Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 201-207 , March 2006

Domestic violence, single parenthood, and fathers in the setting of teenage pregnancy

  • Louisa H. Tan, A.M.S.
    • ,
  • Julie A. Quinlivan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Julie A. Quinlivan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Royal Women’s Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton 3053 Victoria, Australia.

Received 26 April 2004 ,Accepted 14 October 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00121-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.10.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 201-207 , March 2006

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