Patient Characteristics and Service Trends Following Abortion Legalization in Mexico City, 2007-10

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-166

  Mondragón y Kalb, Manuel ^a   Ortega, Armando Ahued ^a   Velazquez, Jorge Morales ^b   Olavarrieta, Claudia Díaz ^c   Rodríguez, Jorge Valencia ^d   Becker, Davida ^e   García, Sandra G ^d  

^a Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^b Mexico City Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HEALTH SERVICES; LEGAL SYSTEM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABORTION; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTRACEPTION; CURETTAGE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ABORTION, LEGAL; AFTERCARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICO; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 80053097211     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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