Attitudes of Mexican physicians toward induced abortion

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-52

  Casanueva, E ^a   Lisker, R ^b   Carnevale, A ^c   Alonso, E ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abortion induced; Attitude of health personnel; Attitude to abortion; Mexico; Religion

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GYNECOLOGY; INDUCED ABORTION; MEXICO; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION;

EID: 0031014061     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(96)02787-7     Document Type: Article

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