Pregnancy and menstrual hormone levels in mothers of twins compared to mothers of singletons

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-75

  Thomas, H V ^a,e   Murphy, M F ^b   Key, T J ^a   Fentiman, I S ^c   Allen, D S ^c   Kinlen, L J ^d  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWINS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 0031599561     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005432     Document Type: Article

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