The sex ratio of offspring is associated with the mothers' age at menarche

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1551-1554

  Fukuda, Misao ^a   Fukuda, Kiyomi ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^b   Nobunaga, Miho ^b   Grete Byskov, Anne ^c   Yding Andersen, Claus ^c  

^a M and K Health Institute   (Japan)

^b Shimizu Women's Clinic   (Japan)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fertility index; menarcheal age; offspring sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

EID: 79957532990     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der107     Document Type: Article

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