Legal Abortion Levels and Trends By Woman's Age at Termination

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 143-153

  Sedgh, Gilda ^a   Bankole, Akinrinola ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Eilers, Michelle ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDBEARING; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84867511935     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3814312     Document Type: Article

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