Empowerment of Adolescent Girls for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: A Qualitative Study
), Nourossadat Kariman(2), Masoumeh Simbar(3), Fazlollah Ahmadi(4),
(1) Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin,
(2) Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran,
(3) Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran,
(4) Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran,
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