Women and health in China: Anatomy, destiny and politics

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 529-543

  Pearson, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISCRIMINATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; FERTILITY CONTROL; POPULATION POLICY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S ISSUES; WOMEN'S STATUS;

CHINA;

EID: 0030430865     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s004727940002393x     Document Type: Article

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