Gender differences in child survival in contemporary rural China: A county study

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-109

  Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Zhu, Chuzhu ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0346456868     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932004006121     Document Type: Review

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