American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6, Supplement 1 , Pages S280-S287 , December 2009

Economic Evaluation of a Comprehensive Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program: Pilot Program

  • Marjorie S. Rosenthal, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Division of General Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Marjorie S. Rosenthal, MD, MPH, Yale University School of Medicine, Room IE-61 SHM, P.O. Box 208088, New Haven CT 06520-8088
    • ,
  • Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York
    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bronx, New York
    • ,
  • RoseAnne Bilodeau

      Affiliations

    • Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., New Britain, Connecticut
    • ,
  • Rosemary S. Richter, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
    • ,
  • Jane E. Palley, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
    • ,
  • Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
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