Desire for sons and subsequent fertility in rural India. A 20-year longitudinal study

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-356

  Vlassoff, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859304381     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932011000617     Document Type: Review

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