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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;109(3):356-357.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304940.

Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy

John S Santelli  1 , Laura D Lindberg  1 , Stephanie A Grilo  1 , Leslie M Kantor  1
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Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy

John S Santelli et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Mar.
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