Seasonality of sex ratio at births in Iceland and effects of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption

Males are born slightly in excess of females. This ratio is conventionally expressed as M/T (male/total births) and varies seasonally. Many factors influence M/T including violent natural events, such as earthquakes, severe smog and floods. Volcanic eruptions are natural disasters that threaten heal...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica
Main Authors: Grech, Victor E., Borg, Tania
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2016
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Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25636
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13507