Influence of physician attitudes on willingness to perform abortion

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 576-580

  Aiyer, Aryan N ^a   Ruiz, George ^a   Steinman, Allegra ^a   Ho, Gloria Y F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032974188     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199904000-00020     Document Type: Article

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