Masculine sex ratios, population age structure and the potential spread of HIV in China

Demographic Research

Volumn 22, Issue , 2010, Pages 63-94

  Giovanna Merli, M ^a   Hertog, Sara ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

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EID: 77952021592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2010.22.3     Document Type: Article

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