Twins born following fertility treatment: Implications for quantitative genetic studies

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-345

  Goody, Adam ^a   Rice, Frances ^a,b   Boivin, Jacky ^a   Harold, Gordon T ^a   Hay, Dale F ^a   Thapar, Anita ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 23844531239     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427054936817     Document Type: Article

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