Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: A survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

Reproductive Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Goldman, Lisa A ^a   García, Sandra G ^b   Díaz, Juan ^c   Yam, Eileen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^c Population Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

EID: 28844509289     PISSN: 17424755     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-2-10     Document Type: Article

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