An intergenerational study of birthweight: Investigating the birth order effect

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-379

  Hyppönen, Elina ^a   Power, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; UNITED KINGDOM; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; SMOKING;

BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 18844481096     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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