Eugenic birth and fetal education: The friction between lineage enhancement and premarital testing among rural households in Mainland China

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 64, 2010, Pages 121-141

  Sleeboom Faulkner, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH RATE; FAMILY PLANNING; INFANT MORTALITY; RURAL SOCIETY; STERILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 77954796853     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/tcj.64.20749249     Document Type: Article

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