Human birth seasonality and sunshine

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-324

  Cummings, David R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; FERTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

FERTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; PARTURITION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS;

PAN; PAPIO; PEARSONIA;

EID: 77952056536     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20987     Document Type: Article

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