Patel, P., & Sen, B. (2012). Ten motherhood and long-term health consequences. Matern Child Health J,16(5), 1063-1071. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21656056
In this article, the researchers, Patel and Sen, have tried to ascertain the association between teen motherhood and the long-term physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health outcomes. They have used the physical and mental components of SF-12 Healthy Survey in the NLSY79 health module to evaluate the health outcomes of teenage mothers. Various other parameters such as familial, demographic and environmental have been used as comparison as well. The teen mothers have also been compared with two ...