Saving women's lives in Africa through access to comprehensive abortion care

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 241-244

  Brookman Amissah, Eunice ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Africa; Contraception; Health care; Human rights

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AFRICA; CONTRACEPTION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ABORTION; MORALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELIGION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICA; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84863883446     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2012.688150     Document Type: Editorial

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