Legal abortion in Asturias (Spain) after the 1985 law: Sociodemographic characteristics of women applying for abortion

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-64

  Uria, Marian ^a,b   Mosquera, Carmen ^a  

^a Unidad de Nutrición Comunitaria   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Salud Publica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Legal abortion; Sociodemography

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SPAIN;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN;

EID: 0032965222     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007541904470     Document Type: Article

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