Contraceptive use, fertility, and unsafe abortion in developing countries

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-131

  Åhman, Elisabeth L ^a   Shah, Iqbal H ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contraceptive method mix; Developing regions; Fertility transition; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33749020572     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180500279813     Document Type: Article

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