In the midst of Zika pregnancy advisories, termination of pregnancy is the elephant in the room

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 546-548

  Aiken, A R A ^a,b   Aiken, C E ^c,d   Trussell, J ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

CONTRACEPTION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS RISK; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROCEPHALY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TELEMEDICINE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIKA FEVER; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INDUCED ABORTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZIKA VIRUS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84992411222     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14296     Document Type: Note

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