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Unsafe abortion requiring hospital admission in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea - a descriptive study of women’s and health care workers’ experiences
BACKGROUND: In Papua New Guinea induced abortion is restricted under the Criminal Code Law. Unsafe abortions are known to be widely practiced and sepsis due to unsafe abortion is a leading cause of maternal mortality. METHODS: We undertook a six month, prospective, mixed methods study at the Eastern...
Autores principales: | Vallely, Lisa M, Homiehombo, Primrose, Kelly-Hanku, Angela, Whittaker, Andrea |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-015-0015-x |
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