Right to protection from unsafe abortion and postabortion care

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Faúndes, Anibal ^a   Rao, Kamini ^b   Briozzo, Leonel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre   (India)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Abortion complications; Cairo Programme of Action; Postabortion care; Unsafe abortion; Unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ABORTION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650272383     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.032     Document Type: Article

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