Women's Experiences with Legal Abortion in Mexico City: A Qualitative Study

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Van Dijk, Marieke G ^a   Arellano Mendoza, Luis Jorge ^b   Arangure Peraza, Ana Gabriela ^c   Toriz Prado, Aldo Alberto ^d   Krumholz, Abigail ^e   Yam, Eileen A ^a  

^a Population Council   (Mexico)

^b Health Center Beatriz Velasco de Aleman   (Mexico)

^c Health Center Beatriz Velasco de Aleman   (Mexico)

^d Health Center Beatriz Velasco de Aleman   (Mexico)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ABORTION; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STANDARD;

ABORTION APPLICANTS; ABORTION, LEGAL; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MEXICO; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX EDUCATION;

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

EID: 80053107253     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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