Fertility behaviors in South Korea and their association with ultrasound prenatal sex screening
Imbalances in the sex ratio at birth in Southeast and East Asia increased especially after the mid-1980s. We study how ultrasonic technology affected sex ratios at birth in South Korea, a country with a strong son preference. Between 1985 and 1995 fetal screenings and abortion services were widely a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-04-01
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| Series: | SSM: Population Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827317301611 |