Teratological risk evaluation and prevention of voluntary abortion

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-99

  De Santis, M ^a   Straface, G ^a   Cavaliere, A F ^a   Cinque, B ^a   Carducci, B ^a   Caruso, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Teratogens; Teratological risk; Teratology Information Service; Voluntary abortion

Indexed keywords

TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERATOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TERATOGENS;

EID: 33646545396     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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