Natural selection in utero: Evidence from the great east japan earthquake

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 555-559

  Catalano, R ^a   Yorifuji, T ^b   Kawachi, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; COHORT STUDIES; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84879461291     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22414     Document Type: Article

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