Association between intimate partner violence and induced abortion in Cameroon

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-87

  Alio, Amina P ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^a,b   Nana, Philip N ^c   Clayton, Heather B ^a   Mbah, Alfred K ^a,b   Marty, Phillip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Hierarchic modeling; Induced abortion; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 78650741822     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.08.024     Document Type: Article

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