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UNINA9910827884103321 |
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Titolo |
Abortion : medical progress and social implications / / editors, Ruth Porter, Maeve O'Connor |
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London : , : Pitman |
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Newark, N.J. : , : Distributed in North America by Ciba Pharmaceutical Co., Medical Education Division, , 1985 |
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ISBN |
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9786613694584 |
9780470720967 |
0470720964 |
9781280784194 |
1280784199 |
9780470718667 |
0470718668 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 285 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 115 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Abortion - Complications |
Abortion services - Cross-cultural studies |
Abortion - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Editors, Ruth Porter (organizer) and Maeve O'Connor"--P. v. |
Papers from the Symposium on Abortion : Medical Progress and Social Implications, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 27-29 November 1984. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Abortion: medical progress and social implications -- Contents -- Introduction -- Legal abortion in England and Wales -- Discussion -- Abortion services in Slovenia -- Provision of abortion services in the United States -- General discussion 1 Abortion law and abortion services in Japan and other countries -- Mortality due to abortion at Kenyatta National Hospital, 1974-1983 -- Discussion -- Abortion in Thailand and Sweden: health services and short-term consequences -- Discussion -- Sequelae of induced abortion -- Discussion -- The comparative safety of second-trimester abortion methods -- |
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Discussion -- Some aspects of late abortion for congenital abnormality -- Discussion -- General discussion 2 Ethical aspects of abortion -- Live-born infants of 24 to 28 weeks' gestation: survival and sequelae at two years of age -- Discussion -- Follow-up study of children born to women denied abortion -- Discussion -- Post-abortion and post-partum psychiatric hospitalization -- Discussion -- The effects of abortion on a marriage -- Discussion -- Menstrual induction: surgery versus pro- staglandins -- Discussion -- Contragestion by antiprogestin: a new approach to human fertility control -- Discussion -- Legal abortion: limits and contributions to human life -- Discussion -- Viability and the moral status of the fetus -- Discussion -- Politics and abortion -- Discussion -- Final general discussion Providing effective abortion services -- Effects on society of changes in abortion laws -- Contragestion -- Medical progress and the social implications of abortion: summing-up -- Biographies of contributors -- Index of contributors -- Subject index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world. |
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