The foetal origins of adult disease: Interpreting the evidence from twin studies

Twin Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 321-326

  Leon, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHORION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; CHORION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; TWIN STUDIES; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0035718156     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1369052012650     Document Type: Review

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