Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019

Jonathan Bearak; Anna Popinchalk; Bela Ganatra; Ann‐Beth Moller; Özge Tunçalp; Cynthia Beavin; Lorraine Kwok; Leontine Alkema

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30315-6

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AbortionUnintended pregnancyReproductive healthPregnancyDemographyPopulationGlobal healthMedicineObstetricsFamily planningPublic healthEnvironmental healthSociology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 8
Issue: 9
Pages: e1152-e1161
Citations: 1128
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                                    Jonathan Bearak, 
                                
                                    Anna Popinchalk, 
                                
                                    Bela Ganatra
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019. 
                            The Lancet Global Health
                            , 8
                            (9)
                            , e1152-e1161.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30315-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30315-6