Postabortion care counseling practiced by health professionals in southeastern Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-56

  Adinma, Joseph I ^a   Ikeako, Lawrence ^b   Adinma, Echendu Dolly ^a   Ezeama, Chukwuemeka ^a   Eke, Nkemakolam ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Counseling; Health professionals; Postabortion care; Southeastern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIGERIA; NURSING PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; POSTABORTION CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77956442026     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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