The sex ratio transition in Asia

Population and Development Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 519-549

  Guilmoto, Christophe Z ^a  

^a Université Paris Descartes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FERTILITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 70350259580     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2009.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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