Differentials in sex ratio at birth among natives and immigrants in greece: An analysis employing nationwide micro-data

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-430

  Verropoulou, Georgia ^a,b   Tsimbos, Cleon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77952478722     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932009990599     Document Type: Article

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