The male disadvantage and the seasonal rhythm of sex ratio of the time of conception

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 885-887

  Cagnacci, A ^a   Renzi, A ^a   Arangino, S ^a   Alessandrini, C ^a   Volpe, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conception; Delivery; Rhythms; Seasons; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037384318     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg185     Document Type: Article

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