Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 27 , Pages 172-180 , May 2006

Determinants of High Sex Ratio among Newborns: A Cohort Study from Rural Anhui Province, China

  • Zhuochun Wu

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Kirsi Viisainen

      Affiliations

    • Senior Researcher, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Elina Hemminki

      Affiliations

    • Research Professor, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland

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Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 27 , Pages 172-180 , May 2006

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