Trends of abortion complications in a transition of abortion law revisions in Ethiopia

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Gebrehiwot, Yirgu ^a   Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abortion law; Complications of abortion; Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649089303     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn068     Document Type: Article

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