Women, abortion and the new technical and policy guidance from WHO

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 712-

  Fathalla, Mahmoud F ^a   Cook, Rebecca J ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; HEALTH POLICY; WOMENS HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84865683223     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.107144     Document Type: Article

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