The consequences of son preference and sex-selective abortion in China and other Asian countries

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1374-1377

  Hesketh, Therese ^a   Lu, Li ^b   Xing, Zhu Wei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POLICY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEX SELECTIVE ABORTION; SEXISM; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80052550527     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101368     Document Type: Article

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