The public health impact of legal abortion: 30 Years later

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-28

  Cates, Willard ^a   Grimes, David A ^a   Schulz, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, LEGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037266919     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-2393.2003.tb00081.x     Document Type: Note

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