Induced abortion and unintended pregnancy in Guatemala

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 136-145

  Singh, Susheela ^a   Prada, Elena ^b   Kestler, Edgar ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Epidemiological Research Center in Sexual and Reproductive Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH IMPACT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 33751199589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3213606     Document Type: Article

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