Long-term effect of placental type on anthropometrical and psychological traits among monozygotic twins: A follow up study

Twin Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 212-217

  Gutknecht, Lise ^a,b   Spitz, Elizabeth ^a   Carlier, Michèle ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Height; Intelligence; Personality; Placenta; Twins; Uterine environment; Weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; PERSONALITY; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0032851475     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905299320565889     Document Type: Article

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