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Comparative Study
. 2004 Mar;97(3):121-3.
doi: 10.1177/014107680409700306.

Teenage pregnancy rates: high compared with where and when?

Debbie A Lawlor  1 , Mary Shaw
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Comparative Study

Teenage pregnancy rates: high compared with where and when?

Debbie A Lawlor et al. J R Soc Med. 2004 Mar.

Erratum in

  • J R Soc Med. 2004 Jun;97(6):312
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<i>Figure 1</i>
Figure 1
Live birth rate to women aged 15–19, 1999 figures (Ref. 3) [Source: Eurostat & Centre for Sexual Health Research, Southampton]
<i>Figure 2</i>
Figure 2
Age-specific fertility (live births per 1000 women), England and Wales 1939–1998 (from Ref. 6)
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