Abortion Rate and Contraceptive Practices in Immigrant and Swedish Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-213

  Helström, Lotti ^a   Zätterström, Catharina ^a   Odlind, Viveca ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Contraception; Ethnical; Immigrant; Induced abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646757832     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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