Motivation and satisfaction with early medical vs. surgical abortion in the Netherlands

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 145-153

  Loeber, Olga E ^a  

^a Mildred Rutgershuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abortion methods; Abortion providers and services; Motivation; Netherlands; Satisfaction; Users' perspectives

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; NAUSEA; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SURGICAL ABORTION; VACUUM ASPIRATION; CURETTAGE; DECISION MAKING; LEGAL ABORTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; VACUUM CURETTAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953699734     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)35501-7     Document Type: Article

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