Reproductive outcomes following induced abortion: A national register-based cohort study in Scotland

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a   Lowit, Alison ^a   Bhattacharya, Sohinee ^a   Raja, Edwin Amalraj ^a   Lee, Amanda Jane ^a   Mahmood, Tahir ^b   Templeton, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865146576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000911     Document Type: Article

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