Birth rate and its correlation with the lunar cycle and specific atmospheric conditions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1970-1973

  Morton Pradhan, Susan ^a   Bay, R Curtis ^a   Coonrod, Dean V ^a,b  

^a Maricopa Integrated Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Lunar phase; Meteorologic conditions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; BIRTH RATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FERTILITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METEOROLOGY; MOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WEATHER;

ARIZONA; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH RATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOON; PREGNANCY; SEASONS;

EID: 20444494050     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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