Heterogeneous effects of natural selection on the Italian newborns

Autor: Laura Attinia Zonta, Paola Astolfi, L. Ulizzi
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Annals of Human Genetics. 61:137-142
ISSN: 1469-1809
0003-4800
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.1997.6120137.x
Popis: We have studied the impact of natural selection through stillbirth on the Italian population, taking into account the socio-economic heterogeneity of the country. The results suggest that older age at delivery and lower cultural level of the mothers, indicators of critical biological and socio-economic conditions, even at present increase stillbirth risk. Moreover, in the less favourable environment of the southern regions, selection is still sex-specific.
Databáze: OpenAIRE