Prevalence of Induced Abortion in a Reproductive Lifetime

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 475-480

  Chan, Annabelle ^a   Keane, Rosemary J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abortion, induced; Abortion, legal; Age factors; Demography; Population; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PREVALENCE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1442275814     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh070     Document Type: Article

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