Selective gender differences in childhood nutrition and immunization in rural India: The role of siblings

Demography

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 395-418

  Pande, Rohini P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

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EID: 1842593048     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1515152     Document Type: Article

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