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Induced abortion (procedure)

Known as: Abortion, induced, Abortions (Induced), Termination of pregnancy 
Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (POPLINE, 1978)
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

34 relations
Aborted Fetus (structure)Abortifacient AgentsAbortion ApplicantsAbortion Failure

Narrower (5)

Abortion, Drug-InducedAbortion, EugenicAbortion, RivanolEmbryotomy

Broader (4)

Fertility Control, PostconceptionOperative Surgical ProceduresPerinatal disorderPregnancy loss

Papers overview

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic
Review
2005
Review
2005
Role of oxidative stress in female reproduction
In a healthy body, ROS (reactive oxygen species) and antioxidants remain in balance. When the balance is disrupted towards an… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Trends in the Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy or Postpartum: A 30-Year Population-Based Study
Context The risk for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and in the postpartum period has not been well defined by previous… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
The epidemiology of smoking during pregnancy: smoking prevalence, maternal characteristics, and pregnancy outcomes.
The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy varies markedly across countries. In many industrialized countries, prevalence rates… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Maternal age and fetal loss: population based register linkage study
Abstract Objective: To estimate the association between maternal age and fetal death (spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Abortion surveillance--United States, 1999.
PROBLEM/CONDITION CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Unintended pregnancy in the United States.
  • S. Henshaw
  • Family planning perspectives
  • 1998
  • Corpus ID: 17427653
CONTEXT Current debates on how to reduce the high U.S. abortion rate often fail to take into account the role of unintended… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Fatty streak formation occurs in human fetal aortas and is greatly enhanced by maternal hypercholesterolemia. Intimal accumulation of low density lipoprotein and its oxidation precede monocyte…
To determine whether oxidized LDL enhances atherogenesis by promoting monocyte recruitment into the vascular intima, we… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Retinoic acid embryopathy.
Retinoic acid, an analogue of vitamin A, is known to be teratogenic in laboratory animals and has recently been implicated in a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES: DETECTION BY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY AND ASSOCIATION WITH THROMBOSIS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
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