Clarifying Values and Transforming Attitudes to Improve Access to Second Trimester Abortion

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 108-116

  Turner, Katherine L ^a   Hyman, Alyson G ^a   Gabriel, Mosotho C ^b  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b Reproductive Health NGO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

attitude transformation; Nepal; second trimester abortion; South Africa; values clarification; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; VIETNAM;

EID: 50649107250     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31389-5     Document Type: Article

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