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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Detection of herpes simplex virus in first trimester pregnancy loss using molecular techniques.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The etiology of early pregnancy loss is multifactorial and may include viral pathogens. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in gestational tissues of first trimester pregnancy loss using ... Read more...

Physicians' beliefs about conscience in medicine: a national survey.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To explore physicians' beliefs about whether physicians sometimes have a professional obligation to provide medical services even if doing so goes against their conscience, and to examine associations between physicians' opinions and their ... Read more...

The role of nursing in the management of unintended pregnancy.

30 Aug 2009 This article explores the role of nurses in the prevention, management, and treatment of unintended pregnancy. All nurses have a responsibility to understand the importance of reproductive health care in the primary care of women and their families, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Abortion, Legal'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Access to legal abortion is needed to help cut 70,000 deaths a year. 12 Oct 2009
• Detection of herpes simplex virus in first trimester pregnancy loss using molecular techniques. 30 Aug 2009
• [Premature infants' right to cae and the unwillingness to modify the view on abortions] 30 Aug 2009
• ECHR 2009/12 Case of Women on Waves and others v. Portugal, 3 February 2009, no. 31276/05 (Second Section). 30 Aug 2009
• Physicians' beliefs about conscience in medicine: a national survey. 30 Aug 2009
• The role of nursing in the management of unintended pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
• Abortion ban leads to more maternal deaths in Nicaragua. 27 Aug 2009
• The King versus Aleck Bourne. 15 Aug 2009
• Reflections on the legalisation of abortion in Portugal. 30 Jul 2009
• US anti-abortion groups say health reform package should not pay for abortion. 26 Jul 2009
• Suneeta Mittal: safeguarding women's health in India. Interview by Kristin Solberg. 23 Jul 2009
• The evolution of Mexico City's abortion laws: from public morality to women's autonomy. 7 Jul 2009
• [Contribution of immigration to increase of legal induced abortion] 15 Jun 2009
• US abortion doctor murdered in Kansas. Jun 2009
• Medical students' attitudes to abortion: a comparison between Queen's University Belfast and the University of Oslo. 30 May 2009
• Overlap of premature birth and permissible abortion. 30 May 2009
• Abortion--ending the taboo. 30 May 2009
• The abortion reversal. For the first time, a majority of Americans call themselves pro-life. But what has really changed? 30 May 2009
• What physicians need to know about the legal status of abortion in the United States. 30 May 2009
• Trends in abortion in the United States. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Abortion, Legal'

Definition: Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (POPLINE Thesaurus, 1991)

Descriptor UI: D000029

Alternative terms: Abortion, Legal; Abortions, Legal; Legal Abortion; Legal Abortions; Abortion on Demand;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.520.050.055;

History Note: 64

Technical Notes: /adv eff permitted; do not use /util (except by MeSH definition) /vet; don't forget also HUMANS & FEMALE & PREGNANCY