Provision of abortion by mid-level providers: International policy, practice and perspectives

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-63

  Berer, Marge ^a  

^a Reproductive Health Matters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER;

BANGLADESH; CAMBODIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHIOPIA; EXPERIENCE; FIRST TRIMESTER ABORTION; FRANCE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INDIA; KENYA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; MOZAMBIQUE; MYANMAR; NURSE MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NURSE TRAINING; PATIENT CARE; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; UGANDA; UNITED STATES; VACUUM ASPIRATION; VIET NAM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MOZAMBIQUE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449130503     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.050138     Document Type: Review

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