Question comprehension and recall: The reporting of induced abortions in quantitative surveys on the general population

Population

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 439-454

  Moreau, Caroline ^a   Bajos, Nathalie ^a   Bouyer, Jean ^a   Job Spira, Nadine ^a   Goulard, Hélène ^b   Ducot, Béatrice ^b   Ferrand, Michèle ^b   Hassoun, Danielle ^a   Kaminski, Monique ^b   Lelong, Nathalie ^b   Leridon, Henri ^a   Oustry, Pascale ^a   Razafindratsima, Nicolas ^a   Rossier, Clémentine ^a   Warzawski, Josiane ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CENSUS; CONTRACEPTIVE USE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646892387     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3654913     Document Type: Article

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