Socioeconomic inequalities in unintended pregnancy and abortion decision

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-135

  Font Ribera, Laia ^a   Pérez, Glòria ^a,b,c   Salvador, Joaquín ^a   Borrell, Carme ^a,b,c  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic inequalities; Induced abortion; Pregnancy outcome; Social inequalities; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN;

EID: 38349102815     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9233-z     Document Type: Article

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