Abortion surveillance - United States, 2012

MMWR Surveillance Summaries

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1-40

  Pazol, Karen ^a   Creanga, Andreea A ^a   Jamieson, Denise J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962343622     PISSN: 15460738     EISSN: 15458636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/ss6410a1     Document Type: Article

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