In comparisons of costs and outcomes of health care among countries, what is true about the United States' outcomes in relation to adolescent pregnancies?
a. The rate of adolescent pregnancies is lower in the United States than in most other industrialized nations.
b. The rate of adolescent pregnancies is about the same in the United States as in other industrialized nations.
c. The rate of adolescent pregnancies is higher in the United States than in most other industrialized nations.
d. The rate of adolescent pregnancies is lower in the United States than in most other industrialized nations but is rising rapidly.
ANS: C
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