Factors associated to knowledge and opinion of gynecologists and obstetricians about the Brazilian legislation on abortion

INTRODUCTION: Unsafe abortion accounts for about 12% of maternal deaths in Brazil, although many of these women could meet the requirements for legal abortion in this country. Physicians' inappropriate knowledge of the law may be playing a role in this situation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate which fa...

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Main Author: Faúndes,Anibal (author)
Other Authors: Simoneti,Rozana Martins (author), Duarte,Graciana Alves (author), Andalaft-Neto,Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Legal abortion
Knowledge
Opinion
Obstetricians/gynecologists
Brazil
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2007000100002
Country:Brazil
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