Maternal preconception diet and the sex ratio

Human Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-107

  Cramer, J S ^a   Lumey, L H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences NIAS KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Famine; Holland; Maternal diet; Nutrition; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952993557     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.082.0106     Document Type: Article

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