Time trend of the male proportion at birth in Brazil, 1979-2004

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2193-2204

  Gibson, Gerusa ^a   Costa, Luciana Scarlazzari ^a   Koifman, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth sex ratio; Endocrine disrupters; Male proportion at birth; Time trend

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; BIRTH RATE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BIRTH RATE; BRAZIL; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69449092143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082193     Document Type: Article

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