Experiences of induced abortion among a group of South African women

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 214-222

  Suffla, Shahnaaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ABORTION SEEKERS; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; POSTABORTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS--WOMEN; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STUDIES; SURVEYS;

ABORTION SEEKERS; ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; POSTABORTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS--WOMEN; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STUDIES; SURVEYS;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AFTERCARE; BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031283065     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124639702700403     Document Type: Article

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