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Knowledge and attitudes of Irish GPs towards abortion following its legalisation: a cross-sectional study

Raymond O'Connor, Jane O'Doherty, Michael O'Mahony and Eimear Spain
BJGP Open 2019; 3 (4): bjgpopen19X101669. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101669
Raymond O'Connor
1 Senior Research Fellow, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
MB, FRCGP, MICGP, MSc
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  • For correspondence: Raymond.oconnor{at}ul.ie
Jane O'Doherty
2 Research Assistant, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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Michael O'Mahony
3 Counsellor and Therapist, Student Services, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
MIAHIP, Dip Psych
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Eimear Spain
4 Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
5 Senior Lecturer, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
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vol. 3 no. 4 bjgpopen19X101669
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https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101669

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  • Received June 8, 2019
  • Accepted July 16, 2019
  • Published online January 23, 2020.

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  1. Raymond O'Connor, MB, FRCGP, MICGP, MSc1,*,
  2. Jane O'Doherty, BA, MSc2,
  3. Michael O'Mahony, MIAHIP, Dip Psych3 and
  4. Eimear Spain, BA, PhD4,5
  1. 1 Senior Research Fellow, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  2. 2 Research Assistant, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  3. 3 Counsellor and Therapist, Student Services, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  4. 4 Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  5. 5 Senior Lecturer, Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Raymond O'Connor, Raymond.oconnor{at}ul.ie
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Raymond O'Connor, Jane O'Doherty, Michael O'Mahony, Eimear Spain
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Keywords

  • sexual health
  • postgraduate education
  • Ethics
  • Pregnancy, unwanted
  • Ireland
  • Abortion, induced

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