Illegal female immigrants in the Netherlands have unmet needs in sexual and reproductive health

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-264

  Schoevers, Maria A ^a   Van Den Muijsenbergh, Maria E T C ^a   Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Migration; qualitative methods; reproductive medicine; sexual health; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CONTRACEPTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 78249237907     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2010.528090     Document Type: Article

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