Development of computerized storage facilities for twin data: A relational database system for a twin register

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Macdonald, Alison M ^a   Hamer, Stephanie A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

normalization; Relational database; Structured Query Language; twin registry; twin studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TWINS;

EID: 0030997920     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025655023496     Document Type: Article

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