Abortion and Maternal Mortality in the Developing World

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 974-979

  Okonofua, Friday ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Intl Fed of Gynecol/Obstetrics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion complications; Contraception; Developing countries; Maternal mortality; Post abortion care; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ABORTION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTEGRATION; LAW; MANUAL VACUUM ASPIRATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; POST ABORTION CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REHABILITATION; RELIGION; RESTRICTIVE ABORTION; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSAFE ABORTION; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 34249093556     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32307-6     Document Type: Article

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