Emergency contraception, abortion and evidence-based law

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-197

  Cook, R J ^a   Dickens, B M ^a   Erdman, J N ^b  

^a at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Emergency contraception; Evidence based law; Expert witnesses; Legal interpretation; Levonorgestrel; Miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; COURT; CRIME; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL CARE; MORALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 33646032418     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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