Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in Boys Than in Girls? A New Hypothesis Based on Preconception Environment and Evidence From a Large Sample of Twins
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Preconception origins hypothesis; Sex differences in mortality; Preconception environment; Child biology; Twins;All these keywords.
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