Induced abortion among women attending antenatal clinics in Yaounde, Cameroon

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Mosoko, J J ^a   Delvaux, T ^b   Glynn, J R ^c   Zekeng, L ^a   Macauley, I ^a   Buve, A ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 2342461144     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i2.9128     Document Type: Article

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