Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , August 2008

Runaway and Pregnant: Risk Factors Associated with Pregnancy in a National Sample of Runaway/Homeless Female Adolescents

Received 2 October 2007 ,Accepted 21 December 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00092-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.015

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , August 2008

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