Sex selective feticide in India

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 153-154

  Seth, Swapan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Abortion; Feticide; Fetus sex detection; Sex ratio at birth

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILDBIRTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETICIDE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEXISM; SHORT SURVEY; VIOLENCE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 34247636276     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9109-x     Document Type: Short Survey

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