Safety of aspiration abortion performed by nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants under a California legal waiver

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 454-461

  Weitz, Tracy A ^a   Taylor, Diana ^b   Desai, Sheila ^a   Upadhyay, Ushma D ^a   Waldman, Jeff ^c   Battistelli, Molly F ^a   Drey, Eleanor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo Affiliate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PREGNANCY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PREGNANCY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACUUM CURETTAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874049732     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301159     Document Type: Article

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