China’s excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey

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China’s excess males, sex selective abortion, and one child policy: analysis of data from 2005 national intercensus survey

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2009; 338 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1211 (Published 9 April 2009)

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