Induced Abortions and Unintended Pregnancies in Pakistan

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 471-491

  Sathar, Zeba ^a   Singh, Susheela ^c   Rashida, Gul ^a   Shah, Zakir ^a   Niazi, Rehan ^b  

^a Population Council ^*  (Pakistan)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^c GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84913589193     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2014.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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