The Denial of Abortion Care Information, Referrals, and Services Undermines Quality Care for U.S. Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Weitz, Tracy A ^a   Fogel, Susan Berke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Health Law Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTRACEPTION; ECLAMPSIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RELIGION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73249138028     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.11.002     Document Type: Note

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