Twin studies in diabetes mellitus

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 347-352

  Hawkes, C H ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; twin studies; twin study methodology

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TWINS;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0030959088     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199705)14:5<347::AID-DIA332>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Review

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