Changing patterns in women seeking terminations of pregnancy: A trend analysis of data from one service provider 1996-2006

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-237

  Abigail, Wendy ^a   Power, Charmaine ^a   Belan, Ingrid ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abortion; Australia; Contraception; First pregnancy; Quantitative research; Referral source; Termination of pregnancy; Time series

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG CHOICE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIMIGRAVIDA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47249100231     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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