Attitudes of doctors toward establishing safe abortion units in Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-74

  Morhe, E S K ^a   Morhe, R A S ^b   Danso, K A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Legal and safe abortion; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 34250192238     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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