The human sex ratio: Effects of maternal age

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-287

  Rueness, Janne ^a   Vatten, Lars ^b   Eskild, Anne ^a,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

maternal age; pre eclampsia; pregnancy outcome; sex ratio; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL STRESS; NORWAY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 83755220527     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der347     Document Type: Article

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