Child care in India: An examination of the "household size/infant indulgence" hypothesis

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-22

  Seymour, Susan C ^a  

^a PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0035530620     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106939710103500101     Document Type: Article

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