Unsafe abortion differentials in 2008 by age and developing country region: High burden among young women

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 20, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 169-173

  Shah, Iqbal H ^a   Åhman, Elisabeth ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents and young women; Africa; Age specific unsafe abortion rates; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE FERTILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSAFE ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863832135     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39598-0     Document Type: Article

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