Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10041, 2016, Pages 258-267

  Sedgh, Gilda ^a   Bearak, Jonathan ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Bankole, Akinrinola ^a   Popinchalk, Anna ^a   Ganatra, Bela ^b   Rossier, Clémentine ^c   Gerdts, Caitlin ^d   Tunçalp, Özge ^b   Johnson, Brooke Ronald ^b   Johnston, Heidi Bart ^e   Alkema, Leontine ^f  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^e Independent Global Health Consultant   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE WOMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TREND STUDY; WESTERN EUROPE; BAYES THEOREM; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982112053     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30380-4     Document Type: Article

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