Secular trends in newborn sex ratios

被引:9
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作者
Grech, Victor [1 ]
机构
[1] Mater Dei Hosp, Sch Med, Acad Dept Paediat, Msida, Malta
关键词
Birth rate/*trends; Sex ratio; Chernobyl nuclear accident; Infant; newborn; Radiation; ionizing; Toxins; biological; DECLINING MALE BIRTHS; PAST; 60; YEARS; NATURAL-SELECTION; NORTH-AMERICA; EUROPE; 20TH-CENTURY; SCANDINAVIA; HYPOTHESIS; MORTALITY; 2ND-HALF;
D O I
10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.08.018
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
A wide variety of factors have been shown to influence the male to female ratio at birth, which invariably displays a male excess. This paper will review and amplify recent work by the author, with specific references to individual countries, regions and entire continents in order to provide a global overview of this subject. It will be shown that stress, including stress related to political events, influences this ratio. Man-made radiation is also shown to have played a significant role in relation to the Windscale fire (1957) and Chernobyl (1986). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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