Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-13 , January 2010

Early Pregnancy in Adolescents: Diagnosis, Assessment, Options Counseling, and Referral

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 Drs. Burke and Cole are supported in part by the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Training Grant (MCH/HRSA T71 MC00009), Maternal Child Health Bureau, Department of Health and Human Resources.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.11.003

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-13 , January 2010

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