The incidence of menstrual regulation procedures and abortion in Bangladesh, 2010

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-132

  Singh, Susheela ^a   Hossain, Altaf ^b   Maddow Zimet, Isaac ^a   Bhuiyan, Hadayeat Ullah ^b   Vlassoff, Michael ^a   Hussain, Rubina ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84867541899     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3812212     Document Type: Article

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