Psychiatric aspects of induced abortion

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 568-570

  Stotland, Nada L ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; pregnancy termination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AMBIVALENCE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MOTIVATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051774453     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e318225f135     Document Type: Review

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