A decrease in sex ratio at birth nine months after the earthquake in L'Aquila

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  D'Alfonso, A ^a   Patacchiola, F ^b   Colagrande, I ^a   D'Alessandro, G ^a   Di Fonso, A ^a   Palermo, P ^a   Carta, G ^a  

^a SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY SEX RATIO; SEX RATIO; ITALY; NEWBORN; STATISTICS;

AQUILA;

EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84863757641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/162017     Document Type: Article

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