A re-examination of the sex ratios of families with a neurodevelopmentally disordered child

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 621-623

  Flannery, Kathleen A ^a   Liederman, Jacqueline ^b  

^a SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational factors; Mental retardation; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH RATE; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029889752     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01450.x     Document Type: Article

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