Intended and unintended pregnancies worldwide in 2012 and recent trends

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 301-314

  Sedgh, Gilda ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Hussain, Rubina ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FAMILY PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED;

EID: 84911149693     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2014.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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