title: Socio-cultural practices threatening the girl child.
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authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006285:Health Planning; D007194:India; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011287:Prejudice; D011584:Psychology; D012922:Social Change; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Behavior; Child; Child, Female; Critique; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Gender Issues; India; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy Development; Population; Population Characteristics; Psychosocial Factors; Sex Discrimination--women; Social Development--women; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia; Women's Status; Youth