Recent dramatic increase in the male-to-female sex ratio of babies born in Hong Kong

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-213

  Wong, Grace Ying ^a   Leung, Wing Cheong ^b   Chin, Robert Kien Howe ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong women; Mainland Chinese women; Male to female sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX PRESELECTION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77749234099     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2010.024     Document Type: Article

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