Women's reproductive health needs in Russia: What can we learn from an intervention to improve post-abortion care?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-94

  David, P H ^a   Reichenbach, L ^b   Savelieva, I ^c   Vartapetova, N ^d   Potemkina, R ^e  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c RESEARCH CENTER OF OBSTETRICS   (Russian Federation)

^d JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^e NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR THERAPY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraceptive counselling; Family planning programmes; Post abortion care; Reproductive health policy; Russia

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; RUSSIA;

EID: 33847639630     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm003     Document Type: Article

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