Abortion pills: Under whose control?

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Rowlands, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROTEC; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN; ABORTIVE AGENT;

CRIMINAL LAW; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE MIDWIFE; PHYSICIAN; PILL; PREGNANCY TEST; REVIEW; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INDUCED ABORTION; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG APPROVAL; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MIFEPRISTONE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF MEDICATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84860734996     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100232     Document Type: Review

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