Gender Preference and its Influence on Fertility Intention in the low-Fertility Context of Tehran, Iran.
Background & aim: A number of studies have addressed the positive effects of parental gender preferences for children on fertility in Iran. However, new demographic situations have left two questions unanswered: whether parents demonstrate gender preferences for children in a modern low-fertility so...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 1962 - 1971 |
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Mashhad University of Medical Science
Oct2019
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