Putting abortion in its social context: Northern Irish women's experiences of abortion in England

Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-304

  Boyle, Mary ^a,c   McEvoy, Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mary Sheridan Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c University of East London ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Northern Ireland; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005960209     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136345939800200302     Document Type: Article

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