Abortion-related maternal mortality in the Russian Federation

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-188

  Zhirova, Irina Alekseevna ^a   Frolova, Olga Grigorievna ^b   Astakhova, Tatiana Mikhailovna ^a   Ketting, Evert ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Medicosoc Studs/Prob Analysis Dept   (Russian Federation)

^c Sexual and Reproductive Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 5044236509     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2004.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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