Abortion opinion research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A review of the literature

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 225-240

  Yam, Eileen A ^a   Dries Daffner, Ingrid ^a   García, Sandra G ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FAMILY PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIBBEAN REGION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845508059     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00102.x     Document Type: Review

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