India's 'Missing Women' and Men's Sexual Risk Behavior

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 777-795

  South, Scott J ^a   Trent, Katherine ^a   Bose, Sunita ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial sex; India; Marriage; Sex ratio; Sexual behavior; STD

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84870333472     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-012-9248-3     Document Type: Article

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