Journal article
Does the number of sons born affect long-term mortality of parents? A cohort study in rural Bangladesh
- Abstract:
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It has been suggested that bearing sons increases long-term mortality in women, because sons may be more physiologically demanding to produce than daughters. In this historical cohort study in rural Bangladesh, no association between the number of sons born and mortality was seen in women in the unadjusted analyses. However, a significant reduction in mortality with the number of surviving sons was seen. In addition, after adjusting for the number of surviving sons, there was evidence of incr...
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- Journal:
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
- Volume:
- 273
- Issue:
- 1583
- Pages:
- 149-155
- Publication date:
- 2006-01-22
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1471-2970
- ISSN:
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0962-8452
- Source identifiers:
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484132
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
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