Reaching women with instructions on misoprostol use in a Latin American country

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 84-92

  Cohen, Jessica ^a   Ortiz, Olivia ^b   Llaguno, Silvia Elena ^b   Goodyear, Lorelei ^a   Billings, Deborah ^c   Martinez, Imelda ^d  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b Genes   (Mexico)

^c IPAS   (United States)

^d Centro de Investigaciones en Salud de Comitan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abortion providers and services; Latin America; Medical abortion; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDWIFE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; RISK; SAFETY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 27744444686     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(05)26202-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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