Accuracy of assessment of pregnancy duration by women seeking early abortions

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9207, 2000, Pages 877-881

  Ellertson, Charlotte ^a   Elul, Batya ^b   Ambardekar, Shuha ^c   Wood, Lindy ^d   Carroll, Julie ^e   Coyaji, Kurus ^c  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Feminist Women's Health Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034635880     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)10170-3     Document Type: Article

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