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. 2003 May 13;168(10):1257-8.

Psychological implications of abortion--highly charged and rife with misleading research

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PMID: 12743067
PMCID: PMC154180

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Psychological implications of abortion--highly charged and rife with misleading research

Brenda Major. CMAJ. 2003.

. 2003 May 13;168(10):1257-8.

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¹ Department of Psychology, University of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif 93106, USA. major@psych.ucsb.edu

PMID: 12743067
PMCID: PMC154180

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Abortion perils debated.
Banno AD. Banno AD. CMAJ. 2003 Jul 22;169(2):101-2; author reply 102-3. CMAJ. 2003. PMID: 12874147 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Abortion perils debated.
Genuis S. Genuis S. CMAJ. 2003 Jul 22;169(2):102; author reply 102-3. CMAJ. 2003. PMID: 12874148 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Abortion perils debated.
Keshen A. Keshen A. CMAJ. 2003 Jul 22;169(2):102; author reply 102-3. CMAJ. 2003. PMID: 12874150 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Psychiatric admissions of low-income women following abortion and childbirth.
Reardon DC, Cougle JR, Rue VM, Shuping MW, Coleman PK, Ney PG. Reardon DC, et al. CMAJ. 2003 May 13;168(10):1253-6. CMAJ. 2003. PMID: 12743066 Free PMC article.

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