Poisson variations of the sex ratio at birth in African demographic surveys

Human Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 473-482

  Garenne, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Birth order; Demographic and health surveys; Ethnicity; Marital duration; Maternal age; Poisson variation; Secondary sex ratio; Sex ratio at birth; Sub saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH ORDER; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; NIGERIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449095763     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/1534-6617-80.5.473     Document Type: Article

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