Unintended pregnancies in England in 2010: Costs to the National Health Service (NHS)

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-153

  Montouchet, Calypso ^a   Trussell, James ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Budget impact; Cost analysis; England; Unintended pregnancy; Unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LONDON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84872157533     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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