Terminations of pregnancy in the European Union

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-332

  Gissler, M ^a,b   Fronteira, I ^c   Jahn, A ^d   Karro, H ^e   Moreau, C ^f   Oliveira Da Silva, M ^g   Olsen, J ^h   Savona Ventura, C ⁱ   Temmerman, M ^j   Hemminki, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

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

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^j GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Abortion statistics; legislation; reproductive and sexual health; termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LUXEMBOURG; MALTA; MENTAL HEALTH; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855891077     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03189.x     Document Type: Article

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