Rates of induced abortion in Iran: The roles of contraceptive use and religiosity

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-122

  Erfani, Amir ^a   McQuillan, Kevin ^b  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; IRAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 44349097477     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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