THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT, THE MALE TO FEMALE RATIO AT BIRTH AND BIRTH RATES
Introduction: The male:female ratio at birth (male births divided by total live births – M/T) has been shown to increase in response to ionizing radiation due to gender-biased fetal loss, with excess female loss. M/T rose sharply in 1987 in central-eastern European countries following the Chernobyl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2014-01-01
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Series: | Acta Medica |
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Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/57/2/0062/ |