Non-physician clinicians can safely provide first trimester medical abortion

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 17, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Yarnall, Jillian ^a   Swica, Yael ^a   Winikoff, Beverly ^a  

^a GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

Author keywords

medical abortion; mid level providers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ABORTION; MIDWIFE; NURSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SKILL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66449109221     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)33445-X     Document Type: Article

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