Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10512189 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Physical abuse by an intimate partner is associated with pregnancy and current involvement in a verbally abusive relationship is associated with decreased condom use among sexually experienced female adolescents. Health care providers should be attentive to the association between abuse and pregnancy among adolescents.
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Authors
Timothy A. U.S.N.R., Peggy M.S., Jonathan D. M.D., M.P.H.,