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Editorial
. 2025 May 29:7:1614317.
doi: 10.3389/frph.2025.1614317. eCollection 2025.

Editorial: Intersection of adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Negussie Boti Sidamo  1 , Sultan Hussen Hebo  1 , Stephen O Chukwudeh  2 , Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene  3
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Editorial: Intersection of adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Negussie Boti Sidamo et al. Front Reprod Health. .
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Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; adolescent health; editorial; integrated services; mental health; sexual and reproductive health.

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