The long-term phenomena of women's postabortion experiences

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 559-576

  Trybulski, JoAnn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Abortion sequelae; Postabortion experiences; Pregnancy termination; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PREGNANCY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644506349     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905275936     Document Type: Review

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