Factors affecting adoption in China, 1950-87

Population Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-36

  Liu, Jihong ^a   Larsen, Ulla ^b   Wyshak, Grace ^b  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child mortality; Child rearing; Childlessness; Desired family size; Family planning policy; Sex preference

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1542639889     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472032000167698     Document Type: Article

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