Mid-level providers: a safe solution for unsafe abortion

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9551, 2006, Pages 1939-1940

  Chong, Yap Seng ^a   Mattar, Citra Nurfarah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VIET NAM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33751426914     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69743-2     Document Type: Note

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