Women's autonomy and sex differential in child mortality in India

Genus

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 55-75

  Singh, Abhishek ^a   Hazra, Avishek ^a   Ram, Faujdar ^a  

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EID: 70349208735     PISSN: 00166987     EISSN: 20355556     Source Type: Journal    
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