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Editorial
. 2012 Mar 6;184(4):387-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120021. Epub 2012 Jan 16.

"It's a girl!"--could be a death sentence

Rajendra Kale
Editorial

"It's a girl!"--could be a death sentence

Rajendra Kale. CMAJ. .

Erratum in

  • CMAJ. 2012 Apr 17;184(7):792
No abstract available

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Comment in

  • Female feticide.
    Woolhouse SJ. Woolhouse SJ. CMAJ. 2012 Jun 12;184(9):1064. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2044. CMAJ. 2012. PMID: 22690013 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Female feticide.
    Auger N, Kang HS. Auger N, et al. CMAJ. 2012 Jun 12;184(9):1064. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2045. CMAJ. 2012. PMID: 22690014 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Female feticide.
    Kopp JE. Kopp JE. CMAJ. 2012 Jun 12;184(9):1064. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2046. CMAJ. 2012. PMID: 22690015 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Philippines should not have been included.
    East R. East R. CMAJ. 2012 Jun 12;184(9):1065; author reply 1065. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112-2047. CMAJ. 2012. PMID: 22690016 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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