Father's occupation and sex ratio of offspring

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-459

  Magnuson, Anders ^a   Bodin, Lennart ^b   Montgomery, Scott M ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Occupation; season of birth; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILDBIRTH; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATION; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPRING; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT CHILDREN; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; REGISTRIES; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34748827413     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940701246066     Document Type: Article

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