Human sex ratio at birth and mother's birth season: Multivariate analysis

Human Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 875-884

  Nonaka, K ^a   Desjardins, B ^b   Charbonneau, H ^b   Legare J ^b   Miura, T ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth season; Epidemiology; Female reproductive function; Intrauterine environment; Natural fertility; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033214171     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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