Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends worldwide

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9595, 2007, Pages 1338-1345

  Sedgh, Gilda ^a   Henshaw, Stanley ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Åhman, Elisabeth ^b   Shah, Iqbal H ^b  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED NATIONS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 35148888141     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61575-X     Document Type: Article

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