Advocacy for reform of the abortion law in Nigeria

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 12, Issue 24 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 209-217

  Oye Adeniran, Boniface A ^a,d   Long, Carolyn M ^b   Adewole, Isaac F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Just Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d Campaign Against Unwanted Pregnancy   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abortion law and policy; Advocacy and political process; Medical curriculum; Nigeria; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; EXAMINATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERVIEW; LAW; LEARNING; LIFE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NIGERIA; POLITICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; WORK;

EID: 19044394479     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(04)24025-3     Document Type: Article

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