Induced abortions among adolescent women in rural Maharashtra, India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 76-85

  Ganatra, Bela ^a   Hirve, Siddhi ^b  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Abortion providers and services; Adolescents; India; Induced abortion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0036589435     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(02)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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