Estimating Australia's abortion rates 1985-2003

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 447-452

  Chan, Annabelle ^a   Sage, Leonie C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 18744397884     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06783.x     Document Type: Article

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