Secular trends in sex ratios at birth in North America and Europe over the second half of the 20th century

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 612-615

  Grech, V ^a   Vassallo Agius, P ^b   Savona Ventura, C ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SECULAR VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIRTH RATE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX RATIO;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0042267437     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.8.612     Document Type: Article

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