Abortions in adolescents

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-136

  Munasinghe, Sujeevani ^a   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ASIA; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LAW; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23944512182     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054620752     Document Type: Article

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