Genetic influence on birthweight and gestational length determined by studies in offspring of twins

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 375-381

  Clausson, Britt ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^b   Cnattingius, Sven ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SWEDEN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0034018471     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13234.x     Document Type: Article

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