Natural variation in the human sex ratio

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3120-3125

  Jacobsen, R ^a   Moller H ^a   Mouritsen, A ^a  

^a DANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth order; Parental age; Sex composition; Sex ratio; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; DENMARK; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PARENTAL AGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SIBLING;

EID: 0032738963     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.12.3120     Document Type: Article

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