Medical abortion in rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A quiet transformation

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 54-64

  Ramachandar, Lakshmi ^a   Pelto, Pertti J ^a,b  

^a University of Connecticut ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion complications; India; Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Training of service providers

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABORTION; ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 27744493412     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(05)26195-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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