Induced abortion ratio in modern Sweden falls with age, but rises again before menopause

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Tullberg, Birgitta S ^a   Lummaa, Virpi ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abortion ratio; Age; Menopause; Parity; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042406679     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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