Maintaining Access to Safe Abortion and Reducing Sex Ratio Imbalances in Asia

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 90-98

  Ganatra, Bela ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; second trimester abortion; sex determination and selection; son preference

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; PATIENT SAFETY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREJUDICE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 50849107083     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31394-9     Document Type: Article

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