Dr. Umendra Singh
Asst. Professor, University Department of Economics, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India

MLA 8
Singh, Dr. Umendra. "Interstate Disparities in Women’s Reproductive Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Structural Determinants Across High-Focus States of India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 12, Dec. 2025, pp. 6779-6797, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i12.040. Accessed Dec. 2025.
APA 6
Singh, D. (2025, December). Interstate Disparities in Women’s Reproductive Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Structural Determinants Across High-Focus States of India. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(12), 6779-6797. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i12.040
Chicago
Singh, Dr. Umendra. "Interstate Disparities in Women’s Reproductive Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Structural Determinants Across High-Focus States of India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 12 (December 2025), 6779-6797. Accessed December, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i12.040.

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