Prenatal management of anencephaly

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-308

  Cook, Rebecca J ^a   Erdman, Joanna N ^b   Hevia, Martin ^c   Dickens, Bernard M ^a  

^a at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abortion; Anencephaly; Induced birth; Late term abortion; Lawful abortion; Maternal health; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; COURT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 49349087071     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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