Addressing the demand for termination of pregnancy services in district health facilities in Johannesburg

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 614-

  Mendes, J F ^a   Basu, D ^a   Basu, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77958084190     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4407     Document Type: Letter

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