A Critical Appraisal of Laws on Second Trimester Abortion

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 3-13

  Berer, Marge ^a  

^a Reproductive Health Matters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abortion law and policy; maternal mortality and morbidity; second trimester abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 50349095035     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31395-0     Document Type: Article

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