Confronting the challenge of unsafe second-trimester abortion

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-79

  Harris, Lisa H ^a   Grossman, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Low resource countries; Maternal mortality; Second trimester abortion; Stigma; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 80052967062     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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