Preference for sons and sex ratio in two non-western societies

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Crognier, E ^a,d   Baali, A ^b   Hilali, M K ^b   Villena, M ^c   Vargas, E ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^c Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^d CNRS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOROCCO; MORTALITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AYMARA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOROCCO; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33646934738     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20499     Document Type: Article

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