Demographic and clinical profile of patients with complicated unsafe abortion

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 203-206

  Siddique, Saadia ^a   Hafeez, Maimoona ^a  

^a LMDC   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abortion seekers; Complicated abortion; Illegal abortion; Induced abortion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950196539     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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