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The consequences of son preference and sex-selective abortion in China and other Asian countries

Therese Hesketh, Li Lu and Zhu Wei Xing
CMAJ September 06, 2011 183 (12) 1374-1377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101368
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vol. 183 no. 12 1374-1377
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101368
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21402684
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  • Published online September 6, 2011.

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  1. Therese Hesketh, MD PhD⇓,
  2. Li Lu, MD PhD,
  3. Zhu Wei Xing, MD MPH
  1. From the UCL Centre for International Health and Development (Hesketh), London, UK; the School of Public Health (Lu), Zhejiang University, and the College of Law and Political Science (Xing), Zhejiang Normal University, Zhejiang, China
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Therese Hesketh, t.hesketh{at}ich.ucl.ac.uk

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