Invited commentary: Natural versus unnatural sex ratios - A quandary of modern times

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1332-1334

  Wilcox, Allen J ^a   Baird, Donna D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abortion; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIRTH DATE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ABORTION; CUBA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; HUNGER; MATERNAL STRESS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO;

CUBA;

EID: 83755225702     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr360     Document Type: Review

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