Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 12, Issue 24 , Pages 86-95 , November 2004

Abortion Patterns and Reported Sex Ratios at Birth in Rural Yunnan, China

  • Petra Löfstedt

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Division of International Health, IHCAR, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Luo Shusheng

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Annika Johansson

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, Division of International Health, IHCAR, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

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Reproductive Health Matters
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