Intrauterine growth and intelligence within sibling pairs: Findings from the Aberdeen children of the 1950s cohort

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Clark, Heather ^b   Smith, George Davey ^a   Leon, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Birth weight; Intelligence; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SCOTLAND; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33646851883     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2412     Document Type: Article

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