Understanding the distribution of BPLCards: All-India and selected states

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 66-71

  Ram, F ^a   Mohanty, S K ^a   Ram, Usha ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 79951836206     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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