Experiences of abortion: A narrative review of qualitative studies

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lie, Mabel L S ^a   Robson, Stephen C ^b   May, Carl R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RELATION; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 48349116864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-150     Document Type: Review

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