Fatal flaws in a recent meta-analysis on abortion and mental health

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 430-437

  Steinberg, Julia R ^a   Trussell, James ^b,c   Hall, Kelli S ^b   Guthrie, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHCP Hull   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POLICY; PRACTICE ACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

EID: 84867081834     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.03.012     Document Type: Note

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