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. 1998 Feb;48(427):985–986.

Teenagers and risk-taking: pregnancy and smoking.

C J Seamark 1, D J Gray 1
PMCID: PMC1409966  PMID: 9624771

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy and teenage smoking are both areas of concern in the United Kingdom. This study found that girls who had had a teenage pregnancy were more likely to smoke than those who had not conceived as teenagers.

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