title: The Girl Child: health status in the post-Independence period.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Women' s Studies, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai 400098, Maharashtra, India. vibhuti@vsnl.net
authors.forename: Vibhuti
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000639:trends*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011287:Prejudice; D012723:Sex; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health