Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 351-352 , October 2006

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Re-thinking the Bedfellow Question Means that Condoms will Never Be Seatbelts

  • Catherine Stevens-Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Catherine Stevens-Simon, MD, Department of Pediatrics-Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218

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PII: S1083-3188(06)00222-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.04.001

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 351-352 , October 2006

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