Strong association between birth month and reproductive performance of Vietnamese women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Huber, Susanne ^a   Fieder, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIET NAM;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; VIETNAM;

EID: 59549094032     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20799     Document Type: Article

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