Preference for sex of child among primiparous women

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 541-547

  Steinbacher, Roberta ^a   Gilroy, Faith D ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX PRESELECTION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 85047699946     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1985.9915461     Document Type: Article

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