Applying human rights to improve access to reproductive health services

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Shaw, Dorothy ^a   Cook, Rebecca J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency contraception; Essential medicines; Human rights; Maternal health; Misoprostol; Oxytocin; Postpartum hemorrhage; Reproductive health; Universal access; Uterotonics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG INDUSTRY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PARAGUAY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866026633     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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