Relationship between ultrasound viewing and proceeding to abortion

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-87

  Gatter, Mary ^a   Kimport, Katrina ^a,b   Foster, Diana Greene ^a,b   Weitz, Tracy A ^a,b   Upadhyay, Ushma D ^a,b  

^a Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893679833     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000053     Document Type: Article

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