A prospective study of complications from comprehensive abortion care services in Nepal

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Andersen, Kathryn ^a   Ganatra, Bela ^a   Stucke, Sarah ^b   Basnett, Indira ^a   Karki, Yagya B ^c   Thapa, Kusum ^d  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Population Health and Development (PHD) Group   (Nepal)

^d Paropakar Mother and Women's Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Induced abortion; Nepal; Post abortion complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEPAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855383563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-9     Document Type: Review

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