Growth and development of twins compared with singletons at ages one and four years

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1081-1086

  Chaudhari, Sudha ^a   Bhalerao, M R ^a   Vaidya, Umesh ^a   Pandit, Anand ^a   Nene, Ujjwala ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Development; Growth; Twins

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; TWINS;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TWINS;

EID: 0031311043     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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