Sex Composition of Children and Marital Disruption in India

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 996-1006

  Bose, Sunita ^a   South, Scott J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Divorce; Gender; India; Sex preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344064943     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2003.00996.x     Document Type: Review

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