Gender preferences and demand for preconception sex selection: A survey among pregnant women in Pakistan

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 605-609

  Zubair, F ^a   Dahl, E ^b   Sher Shah, S ^c   Ahmed, M ^d   Brosig, Burhard ^b  

^a Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preconception sex selection; Public policy; Sex ratio; Social survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CYTOMETRY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PAKISTAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPERM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33846507395     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del409     Document Type: Article

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