Twinning in Sweden between 1973 and 1990. The recurrence rate

Early Human Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-12

  Rydhstroem, Hakan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Population based; Recurrence; Twin; Twinning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECURRENCE RISK; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 0032540371     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(97)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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