Abortion rate and contraceptive practices in immigrant and native women in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 405-410

  Helström, Lotti ^a   Odlind, Viveca ^a   Zätterström, Catharina ^a   Johansson, Monica ^a   Granath, Fredrik ^a   Correia, Nestor ^a   Ekbom, Anders ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

contraception; ethnicity; immigrant; induced abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MIGRATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 2542475576     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165181     Document Type: Article

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