Are sex-selective abortions a characteristic of every poor region? Evidence from Brazil

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-400

  Filho, Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Sex ratio; Sex selective abortions; Ultrasound equipment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DECISION MAKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; MALE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, LEGAL; BRAZIL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SEX RATIO; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878715024     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0421-6     Document Type: Article

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