Abortion in the moral world of the Cameroon Grassfields

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 130-138

  Schuster, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beliefs norms values; Cameroon; Clandestine and unsafe abortion; Contraception and unwanted pregnancy; Maternal mortality and morbidity; Post abortion care

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CAMEROON; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MORALITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MORALS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 27744563009     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(05)26216-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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