Quantifying the global burden of morbidity due to unsafe abortion: Magnitude in hospital-based studies and methodological issues

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 118, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Adler, Alma J ^a   Filippi, Veronique ^a   Thomas, Sara L ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Morbidity; Review; Unsafe abortion; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRITIS; GENITAL INJURY; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INTESTINE INJURY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; METRITIS; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PELVIOPERITONITIS; PELVIS ABSCESS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC ABORTION; SEPTICEMIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS PERFORATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865496361     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(12)60003-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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