An exploration of secondary sex ratios among women diagnosed with anxiety disorders

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2084-2091

  Subbaraman, M S ^a   Goldman Mellor, S J ^a   Anderson, E S ^a   Lewinn, K Z ^b   Saxton, K B ^a   Shumway, M ^b   Catalano, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; reactivity; selection in utero; sex ratio; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77955005417     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq166     Document Type: Article

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