Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 360-366 , September 2007

Male Partner Pregnancy-Promoting Behaviors and Adolescent Partner Violence: Findings from a Qualitative Study with Adolescent Females

  • Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2921 Stockton Blvd, Suite 1400, Sacramento, CA 95817.
    • ,
  • Michele R. Decker, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Reed, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Anita Raj, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Jeanne E. Hathaway, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Jay G. Silverman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass

Received 2 March 2007 ,Accepted 16 May 2007.

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PII: S1530-1567(07)00092-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.05.007

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 360-366 , September 2007

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