Reduced ratio of male to female births in several industrial countries: A sentinel health indicator?

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1018-1023

  Davis, Devra Lee ^a   Gottlieb, Michelle B ^a   Stampnitzky, Julie R ^b  

^a WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; DENMARK; GERMANY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032054507     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.13.1018     Document Type: Article

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