State abortion rates. The impact of policies, providers, politics, demographics, and economic environment

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 513-553

  Blank, Rebecca M ^a   George, Christine C ^a   London, Rebecca A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MEDICAID; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION RATES; FERTILITY IMPACT; FUNDING RESTRICTION; MEDICAID; POPULATION FERTILITY; STATE REGULATION;

EID: 0030251148     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00494-8     Document Type: Article

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