Women's reflections upon their past abortions: An exploration of how and why emotional reactions change over time

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-248

  Goodwin, Phillippa ^a   Ogden, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Emotional change; Qualitative; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847015635     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600682384     Document Type: Article

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