The Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women and Teenagers Seeking Abortion Compared With Those Continuing Pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 415-423

  Bourassa, Dominique ^a   Bérubé, Jocelyn ^a  

^a Clinique de planification des naissances   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elective abortion; Intimate partner violence; Pregnancy; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING PREGNANCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTIVE ABORTION; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ABORTION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; WIDOWED PERSON; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CANADA; INDUCED ABORTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 34447336710     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35493-7     Document Type: Article

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