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Is sex ratio at birth an appropriate measure of prenatal sex selection? Findings of a theoretical model and its application to India
Son preference and prenatal sex selection against females have resulted in significant sex ratio at birth (SRB) imbalances well documented in several Asian countries, including India and China. The SRB bias is generally used as indicator for the extent and trends of prenatal sex selection against fe...
Autores principales: | Dubuc, Sylvie, Sivia, Devinderjit Singh |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6058172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30057794 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000675 |
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