Widespread concern over India's missing girls. Selective abortion and female infanticide cause girl-to-boy ratios to plummet
Sharma, D.C.
Lancet 362(9395): 1553
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1474-547X PMID: 14626992 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)14780-0Document Number: 266564
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