Views of midwives and gynecologists on legal abortion - A population-based study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Hammarstedt, Meta ^a   Jacobsson, Lars ^a   Wulff, Marianne ^a   Lalos, Ann ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiences; Gynecologists; Legal abortion; Midwives; Views

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EXPERIENCE; GYNECOLOGY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 13144258752     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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