Meeting the needs of adolescent post-abortion care patients in the Dominican Republic

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-509

  McCarraher, Donna R ^a   Chen Mok, Mario ^a   Oronoz, Ana Sophia ^b   Brito Anderson, Sonia ^c   Grey, Thomas ^a   Tucker, Heidi ^d   Bailey, Patricia E ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b IQVIA   (United States)

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957234254     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932010000015     Document Type: Article

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