Season of birth affects short- and long-term survival

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-468

  Muñoz Tudurí, Marta ^a   García Moro, Clara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early life factors; Epidemiological transition; Evolutionary biodemography; Season of birth; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; DEATH; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SUMMER; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PARTURITION; SEASONS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 40949164996     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20770     Document Type: Article

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