Violence in the Lives of Women in Italy Who Have an Elective Abortion

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-343

  Romito, Patrizia ^a   Escribà Agüir, Vicenta ^b,c   Pomicino, Laura ^a   Lucchetta, Chiara ^d   Scrimin, Federica ^d   Molzan Turan, Janet ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Centre for Public Health Research   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PUERPERIUM; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549107622     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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