Missing female births in India

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9506, 2006, Pages 185-186

  Sheth, Shirish S ^a  

^a BREACH CANDY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANTICIDE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; NOTE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXISM; SOCIAL BELIEF; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 30844438712     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)67931-2     Document Type: Note

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