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| Title |
Male fetal loss in the U.S. following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, May 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-273 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tim A Bruckner, Ralph Catalano, Jennifer Ahern |
| Abstract |
The secondary sex ratio (i.e., the odds of a male birth) reportedly declines following natural disasters, pollution events, and economic collapse. It remains unclear whether this decline results from an excess of male fetal loss or reduced male conceptions. The literature also does not converge as to whether the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 induced "communal bereavement", or the widespread feeling of distress among persons who never met those directly involved in the attacks. We test the communal bereavement hypothesis among gravid women by examining whether male fetal deaths rose above expected levels in the US following September 11, 2001. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 14% |
| Researcher | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 24 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 16% |
| Psychology | 11 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 25 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 51. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 April 2023.
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#761
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#2,081
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#9
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