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Reproductive Health Matters
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Volume 5, 1997 - Issue 10: The international women's health movement
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Female infanticide in Tamil Nadu, India: From recognition back to denial?

Sabu M. George
Pages 124-132 | Published online: 01 Nov 1997

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