Environment and reproductive health in China: Challenges and opportunities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 184-185

  Li, Weihua ^a   Chen, Bo ^b   Ding, Xuncheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84861090040     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205117     Document Type: Editorial

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