TY - JOUR
T1 - Reasons women give for abortion: A review of the literature
AU - Kirkman, Maggie
AU - Rowe, Heather
AU - Hardiman, Annarella
AU - Mallett, Shelley
AU - Rosenthal, Doreen
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The aim was to identify from empirical research
that used quantitative or qualitative methods the reasons
women give for having an abortion. A search was conducted
of peer-reviewed, English language publications indexed in
eight computerized databases with publication date 1996a??
2008, using keywords abortion and reason (Medline:
induced abortion OR termination of pregnancy OR
elective abortion and reason). Inclusion criteria were
empirical research on humans that identified womens reasons
for undergoing an abortion, conducted in high-income
countries.
AB - The aim was to identify from empirical research
that used quantitative or qualitative methods the reasons
women give for having an abortion. A search was conducted
of peer-reviewed, English language publications indexed in
eight computerized databases with publication date 1996a??
2008, using keywords abortion and reason (Medline:
induced abortion OR termination of pregnancy OR
elective abortion and reason). Inclusion criteria were
empirical research on humans that identified womens reasons
for undergoing an abortion, conducted in high-income
countries.
UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/71722u7431451332/fulltext.pdf
U2 - 10.1007/s00737-009-0084-3
DO - 10.1007/s00737-009-0084-3
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 365
EP - 378
JO - Archives of Women's Mental Health
JF - Archives of Women's Mental Health
SN - 1434-1816
IS - 6
ER -