Acta Med. 2013, 56: 47-51
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.23
SECULAR TRENDS AND LATITUDE GRADIENTS IN THE MALE-FEMALE RATIO AT BIRTH IN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE EX-YUGOSLAVIAN STATES
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