Criminal abortion and concealment of birth in Transkei region, South Africa

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-60

  Meel, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCIDENCE; LAW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 14844358769     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.45.1.57     Document Type: Review

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