Characteristics of women undergoing repeat induced abortion

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 637-641

  Fisher, William A ^a   Singh, Sukhbir S ^a,b   Shuper, Paul A ^a   Carey, Mark ^a,b   Otchet, Felicia ^a,b   MacLean Brine, Deborah ^b   Dal Bello, Diane ^b   Gunter, Jennifer ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CANADA; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RECURRENT ABORTION; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 14844333241     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040341     Document Type: Article

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