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 Authors: Anibal Faúndes, Rozana Martins Simoneti, Graciana Alves Duarte, Jorge Andalaft-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2007-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2007000100002