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This paper discusses two recent controversies surrounding levels and trends in the number of "missing women" in the … that the claim that a substantial portion of "missing women" is due to higher sex ratios at birth linked to hepatitis B …. -- Missing women ; fertility decline ; Hepatitis B ; sex-selective abortions ; gender bias in mortality …
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"The excess female mortality in India and other South Asian countries is no longer contentious. Less known are the reasons for such excess female mortality in the country. In this study, we argue that intra-household gender-discrimination in receipt of medical attention can be one of the most...
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The "missing women" dilemma in India has sparked interest in investigating gender discrimination in the provision of …
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apply a new "flow" measure of "missing women" to estimate the extent of gender bias in mortality in developing countries … of missing women are confirmed. The one finding that remains and deserves further attention is some evidence of gender …
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