Medicolegal issues in fertility regulation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 818-826

  Gupta, Sunanda ^a   Bewley, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Thomas' Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW SUIT; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CHRISTIANITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; OBSTETRICS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0031718859     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb10225.x     Document Type: Review

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