Establishing Second Trimester Abortion Services: Experiences in Nepal, Viet Nam and South Africa

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 135-144

  Hyman, Alyson G ^a   Baird, Traci L ^b   Basnett, Indira ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b Ipas   (United States)

Author keywords

abortion methods; abortion providers and services; Nepal; second trimester abortion; South Africa; training of service providers; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DILATION AND EVACUATION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; VIETNAM;

EID: 50649119686     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31387-1     Document Type: Article

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