The influence of birth order on birth weight: Does the sex of preceding siblings matter?

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-462

  Côté, Karine ^a,b   Blanchard, Ray ^a   Lalumière, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING;

BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037827159     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932003004553     Document Type: Article

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