Abortion index and mortality of offspring among women of different age, caste and population groups of North Indian Muslims

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-443

  Ara, Gulshan ^a   Siddique, Yasir Hasan ^a   Beg, Tanveer ^a   Afzal, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; PROGENY; STILLBIRTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISLAM; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 40949160138     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002428     Document Type: Article

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