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Demographic characteristics and needs of the Canadian urban adolescent mother and her child

Author(s) -

Gillian Thompson,

Sheri Madigan,

Karla Wentzel,

Brigid Dineley,

Sharon Lorber,

Michelle Shouldice

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/20.2.72

Subject(s) - medicine , socioemotional selectivity theory , population , psychological intervention , psychiatry , depression (economics) , pediatrics , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics

There is a paucity of Canadian-based literature on urban adolescent mothers and their children. To inform clinical assessment and interventions and to mitigate the risks that adolescent mothers and their children face, it is essential to understand the characteristics of this high-risk population.

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