Gender bias in fertility choices: how son preference increases the risk of short birth intervals in India

Soumen Barik, Dewaram A. Nagdeve, Priyanka Patel, Mayank Singh

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DOI: 10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8
Published: 2026-06-08
Container: Tropical Medicine and Health
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8,
  title = {Gender bias in fertility choices: how son preference increases the risk of short birth intervals in India},
  author = {Soumen Barik and Dewaram A. Nagdeve and Priyanka Patel and Mayank Singh},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Tropical Medicine and Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8}
}

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TI  - Gender bias in fertility choices: how son preference increases the risk of short birth intervals in India
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AU  - Dewaram A. Nagdeve
AU  - Priyanka Patel
AU  - Mayank Singh
PY  - 2026
JO  - Tropical Medicine and Health
DO  - 10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8
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Barik, S., Nagdeve, D. A., Patel, P., & Singh, M. (2026). Gender bias in fertility choices: how son preference increases the risk of short birth intervals in India. Tropical Medicine and Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00986-8

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