Social sex selection and the balance of the sexes: Empirical evidence from Germany, the UK, and the US

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 311-318

  Dahl, E ^a   Beutel, M ^b   Brosig, B ^a   Grussner S ^a   Stobel Richter Y ^c   Tinneberg, H R ^a   Brähler, Elmar ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender preferences; Public policy; Sex ratio; Sex selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750951043     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9064-y     Document Type: Article

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