Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , January 2009

The Role of Mental Health Factors, Behavioral Factors, and Past Experiences in the Prediction of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence

  • Colleen P. Crittenden, Dr. P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Colleen P. Crittenden, Dr. P.H., Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, 1520 Clifton Road NE, Room 132, Atlanta, GA 30322
    • ,
  • Neil W. Boris, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Janet C. Rice, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • Catherine A. Taylor, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • ,
  • David L. Olds, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado

Received 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 24 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.06.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 25-32 , January 2009

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