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. 1999 Aug 28;319(7209):548-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.548.

Severe periconceptional life events and the sex ratio in offspring: follow up study based on five national registers

D Hansen  1 , H Moller, J Olsen
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Severe periconceptional life events and the sex ratio in offspring: follow up study based on five national registers

D Hansen et al. BMJ. .
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