The high sex ratio in China: What do the Chinese think?

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-125

  Zhou, C ^a   Wang, X L ^a   Zheng, W J ^a   Zhou, X D ^a   Li, L ^a   Hesketh, T ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82155192287     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932011000423     Document Type: Article

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