Clinic-based surveillance of adverse pregnancy outcomes to identify induced abortions in Accra, Ghana

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Oliveras, Elizabeth ^a   Ahiadeke, Clement ^b   Adanu, Richard M ^b   Hill, Allan G ^c  

^a ICDDRB Division of Health Systems and Infectious Diseases   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY;

ACCRA; AFRICA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 44349096882     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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