Erratum to Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in Boys Than in Girls? A New Hypothesis Based on Preconception Environment and Evidence From a Large Sample of Twins (Demography, 10.1007/s13524-012-0161-5);Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in Boys Than in Girls? A New Hypothesis Based on Preconception Environment and Evidence From a Large Sample of Twins

Demography

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 421-444

  Pongou, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child biology; Preconception environment; Preconception origins hypothesis; Sex differences in mortality; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875397229     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0183-z     Document Type: Erratum

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