Women's emotions one week after receiving or being denied an abortion in the United States

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 122-131

  Rocca, Corinne H ^a   Kimport, Katrina ^a   Gould, Heather ^a   Foster, Diana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883818798     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4512213     Document Type: Article

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