Later Abortions and Mental Health: Psychological Experiences of Women Having Later Abortions—A Critical Review of Research

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages S44-S48

  Steinberg, Julia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INDUCED ABORTION; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME;

ABORTION, INDUCED; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955725852     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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