The medical profession and the defense and promotion of sexual and reproductive rights

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-294

  Briozzo, L ^a   Faundes A ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human rights; Latin America; Medical profession; Sexual and reproductive rights; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 39149138712     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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