Medical vs. surgical abortion: The importance of women's choice

Contraception

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-229

  Moreau, Caroline ^a,b,c,d   Trussell, James ^d,e   Desfreres, Julie ^a   Bajos, Nathalie ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frances; Induced abortion; Medical abortion; Shared decision making; Surgical abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MEDICAL ABORTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGICAL ABORTION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051869204     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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