Abstract
Offering a scientific assessment and analysis of the health and survival of girls relative to boys throughout the developing world since 1970, this volume's ten chapters explore a wide range of mechanisms, ranging from the biological to the social and economic, that influence sex differentials in childhood mortality. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc
| Translated title of the contribution | Son Preference, Family Building Process and Child Mortality |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Too Young to Die: Genes or Gender? |
| Editors | United Nations.Department of Economic, Social Affairs |
| Publisher | United Nations |
| Pages | 208 - 222 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9211513251 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
