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This research was supported by grants (HD03008) from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and (90-C-912) from the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, and by a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation. The authors express their appreciation to Elizabeth Celotto and the staffs of the Polly T. McCabe Center and the other New Haven Public Schools. Other school districts that provided valuable assistance were Hamden, and West Haven, Connecticut. We are also indebted to Jean Davis and Kathryn Young who assisted with the data collection and to Robert Hodapp and Sally Styfco for their valuable editorial assistance.
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Seitz, V., Apfel, N.H. & Rosenbaum, L.K. Effects of an intervention program for pregnant adolescents: Educational outcomes at two years postpartum. Am J Commun Psychol 19, 911–930 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00937891
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