Can we generalise from findings in twins?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 54-59

  Morley, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEWBORN; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX FACTORS; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 13844310321     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2005.00610.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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