Analysis of factors affecting birthweight, birth length and head circumference: Study of Japanese triplets

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 657-663

  Yokoyama, Yoshie ^a   Sugimoto, Masako ^a   Ooki, Syuichi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL NURSING UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TRIPLETS;

EID: 28544450654     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242705774860150     Document Type: Article

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