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Myths about Abortion Complications

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Video Lecture Presented by:
Jen Kerns, MD, MPH
University of California San Francisco
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Lecture can be viewed with subtitles in Spanish or French. French translation was made possible by the Safe Abortion Action Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation. Click the Closed Captions button on video lectures to access subtitles. 
Citations:
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Jagannathan R. Relying on surveys to understand abortion behavior: some cautionary evidence. Am J Public Health 2001 Nov;91(11):1825-31.
Parazzini F, Ricci E, Chiaffarino F, Cipriani S, Tozzi L, Fedele L. Does induced abortion increase the risk of preterm birth? Results from a case-control study. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2010;69(1):40-5.
Henriet L, Kaminski M. Impact of induced abortions on subsequent pregnancy outcome: the 1995 French national perinatal survey. Bjog 2001 Oct;108(10):1036-42.
Moreau C, Kaminski M, Ancel PY, Bouyer J, Escande B, Thiriez G, et al. Previous induced abortions and the risk of very preterm delivery: results of the EPIPAGE study. Bjog 2005 Apr;112(4):430-7.
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Myths about Abortion Complications Slide Set

Week4-Myths (Kerns)


Slide Set from Video Lecture Presented by:

Jennifer Kerns, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco

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