Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 275-281 , October 2008

Depression, Parenting Attributes, and Social Support among Adolescent Mothers Attending a Teen Tot Program

  • Joanne E. Cox, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Joanne E. Cox, MD, CHPCC, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Matthew Buman, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Jennifer Valenzuela, MSW, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Natalie Pierre Joseph, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Medicine, Boston Medical Center
    • ,
  • Anna Mitchell, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics
    • ,
  • Elizabeth R. Woods, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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 Supported in part by the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs. Grant # 5AP PA 002033-02-C, and Leadership Education in Adolescent Health grant # T71 MC 00009 Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title 5, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

 Submitted in part to the Ambulatory Pediatric Association Meeting, San Francisco, May 1, 2004.

PII: S1083-3188(08)00089-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.02.002

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 275-281 , October 2008

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