Laws Requiring Parental Involvement to Obtain Abortion and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Minors
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Research Program. We thank John Deke for a careful review of the draft of the report and Alexander Persaud for his valuable project management assistance. We also thank Karla Schmitt from the Florida Department of Health for helping us secure the data for the analysis and Ruoding Disclaimer. The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The authors are solely responsible for all views expressed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011