Abstract
Improvements in the quality of data collection would facilitate better understanding global abortion-related mortality. Until improved data exist, better reporting of study procedures and standardization of the definition of abortion and abortion-related mortality should be encouraged.
Keywords
AbortionMedicineUnsafe abortionDemographyObstetricsEnvironmental healthPregnancyFamily planningPopulationResearch methodologyBiology
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- 2013
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e53346-e53346
- Citations
- 62
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Caitlin Gerdts,
Divya Vohra,
Jennifer Ahern
(2013).
Measuring Unsafe Abortion-Related Mortality: A Systematic Review of the Existing Methods.
PLoS ONE
, 8
(1)
, e53346-e53346.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053346
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0053346