Second-trimester abortions and sex-selection of children in Hanoi, Vietnam

Population Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-171

  Bélanger, Danièle ^a   Oanh, Khuat Thi Hai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Institute for Social Development Studies   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Abortion; Asia; Gender; Population policy; Sex ratio; Sex selection; Son preference; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SON PREFERENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HANOI; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; VIET NAM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO; VIETNAM;

EID: 70349566486     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720902859380     Document Type: Article

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