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Abstract
A survey of abortion providers in Seoul in late 1977 reveals a threefold increase in the rate of abortion and a greater than threefold rise in the ratio of abortions to live births since 1970. The survey findings also show that the overwhelming proportion of these abortions are performed in private clinics, by obstetrician-gynecologists, during the first trimester. The Seoul figures, which are similar to those of Romania and are higher than those of Japan in the early 1960s, indicate that abortion has contributed substantially to Korea's reduced fertility.Keywords: Abortion Law; Abortion Rate--changes; Abortion Surveys; Abortion, Induced--statistics; Asia; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Family Planning; Family Planning Personnel; Fertility Control, Postconception; Health; Health Facilities; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Korea; Korea, Republic Of; Physicians; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Report; Urban Population
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Year: 1979 PMID： 483340
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665