The influence of social factors on gender health

Male births exceed female births by 5–6%(for a sex ratio at birth of 1.05–1.06) while a women’s life expectancy, on a global scale, is about 6 years longer. Thus within various age groups the male:female ratio changes over time. Until age 50 years men outnumber women; thereafter their numbers show...

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Main Authors: Aboulghar, M, Albertini, D, Allen, J, Bhattacharya, S, Cottingham Terralis C, J, Evers, J, Geraedts, J, Glasier, A, Hunt, K, Hussein, J, La Vecchia, C, Luy, W, Michaud, P, Negri, E, Peters, S, Sethi, D, Baird, D, Crosignani, P, Devroey, P, Diedrich, K, Farquharson, R, Fraser, L, Gianaroli, L, Lundin, K, Sunde, A, Tapanainen, J, Tarlatzis, B, Van Steirteghem, A, Veiga, A, Volpe, A, ESHRECW Group
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2016