Abortion experiences of unmarried young women in India: Evidence from a facility-based study in Bihar and Jharkhand

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-71

  Kalyanwala, Shveta ^a   Zavier, Francis A J ^a   Jejeebhoy, Shireen ^a   Rajesh Kumar, ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; YOUNG POPULATION;

BIHAR; INDIA; JHARKHAND;

EID: 77955312532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3606210     Document Type: Article

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