What is it about boys?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-7

  Relton, Caroline L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MICROCHIMERISM; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SON; BLOOD; CHIMERA; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

DNA;

CHIMERISM; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84896811338     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu017     Document Type: Editorial

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