Month of birth and offspring count of women: Data from the Southern hemisphere

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1187-1192

  Huber, S ^a   Didham, R ^b   Fieder, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Population Statistics   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Birth date; Female; Hemisphere; Reproduction; Season

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER;

EID: 44449111638     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den079     Document Type: Article

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