Upholding pregnant women's right to life

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-94

  Cook, Rebecca J ^a   Dickens, Bernard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brazil; India; Maternal mortality; Near miss maternal death; Paraguay; Right to life; Women's rights to life and equality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARAGUAY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RIGHT TO LIFE;

EID: 84858297598     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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