Induced abortion among Brazilian female sex workers: A qualitative study;Aborto induzido entre prostitutas Brasileiras: Um estudo qualitative

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 587-593

  Madeiro, Alberto Pereira ^a   Diniz, Debora ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abortion; Misoprostol; Prostitutes; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; MISOPROSTOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INDUCED ABORTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX WORKER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923652284     PISSN: 14138123     EISSN: 16784561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232015202.11202014     Document Type: Article

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