Psychological implications of abortion - Highly charged and rife with misleading research

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1257-1258

  Major, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT;

EID: 0037612523     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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