Seasonality of births is associated with seasonality of marriages in Malta

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-105

  Grech, Victor ^a   Savona Ventura, Charles ^a   Agius Muscat, Hugo ^b   Janulova, Lina ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b Department of Health Information ^*  (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALTA; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; RELIGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUMMER;

BIRTH RATE; CATHOLICISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALTA; MARRIAGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037226282     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003000956     Document Type: Article

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