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Missing women in Indian districts: a quantitative analysis

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  • Agnihotri, Satish
  • Palmer-Jones, Richard
  • Parikh, Ashok

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  • Agnihotri, Satish & Palmer-Jones, Richard & Parikh, Ashok, 2002. "Missing women in Indian districts: a quantitative analysis," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 285-314, September.
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