TEENAGE MOTHERS AND THEIR PEERS - A RESEARCH CHALLENGE

Authors
CUPPLES ME IRVINE H BRADLEY T BOOHAN M REILLY P PATTERSON C
Citation
Me. Cupples et al., TEENAGE MOTHERS AND THEIR PEERS - A RESEARCH CHALLENGE, British journal of general practice, 48(435), 1998, pp. 1685-1686
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British journal of general practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601643
Volume
48
Issue
435
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1685 - 1686
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1643(1998)48:435<1685:TMATP->2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Recent reports(1,2) have highlighted the adverse health experience of teenage mothers. The question of how these mothers' perceptions of the ir own health status and social networks differ from those of their nu lliparous peers is explored in this pilot study, which highlights some practical problems associated with research in this important field.