Gender selection in China: Its meanings and implications

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 426-430

  Chan, Cecilia L W ^a,b   Yip, Paul S F ^a,b   Ng, Ernest H Y ^b   Ho, P C ^b   Chan, Celia H Y ^a,b   Au, Jade S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Gender ratio; Gender selection; Infertility; Male preference; Population control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

CHINA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION CONTROL; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036751636     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016815807703     Document Type: Review

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