Abortion education in the medical curriculum: a survey of student attitudes

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-208

  Espey, Eve ^a   Ogburn, Tony ^a   Leeman, Larry ^b   Nguyen, Tina ^a   Gill, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion education; Medical curriculum; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 39149116001     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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