Gender preference and its implications on reproductive behavior of mothers in a rural area of West Bengal

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-67

  Dey, Indira ^a,c   Chaudhuri, Ramendra ^b  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

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EID: 60749126839     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.45377     Document Type: Article

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