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A quantitative exploration of the sociocultural context of teenage pregnancy in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: In common with other countries, teenage pregnancy is attracting policy attention in Sri Lanka because of the risks it poses to maternal and infant health and social and economic well-being. This study aimed to increase understanding of the context of teenage pregnancy, by (1) describing...

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Autores principales:	Rajapaksa-Hewageegana, Neelamani, Salway, Sarah Maria, Piercy, Hilary, Samarage, Sarath
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4266962/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25475411 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-014-0394-y

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