Medical abortion: Understanding perspectives of rural and marginalized women from rural South India

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 118, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Sri, B Subha ^a   Ravindran, T K Sundari ^b  

^a Rural Women's Social Education Centre   (India)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Marginalized groups; Medical abortion; Surgical abortion; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84864416598     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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