Implementation of legal abortion in Nepal: A model for rapid scale-up of high-quality care

Reproductive Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Samandari, Ghazaleh ^a   Wolf, Merrill ^a   Basnett, Indira ^a   Hyman, Alyson ^a   Andersen, Kathryn ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Induced abortion; Nepal; Postabortion complications; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; NEPAL; PATIENT SAFETY; SCALE UP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ABORTION, LEGAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84859203528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-9-7     Document Type: Article

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