Genetic and environmental influences on dentofacial structures and oral health: Studies of Australian twins and their families

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 727-732

  Townsend, Grant ^a   Richards, Lindsay ^a   Messer, Louise Brearley ^b   Hughes, Toby ^a   Pinkerton, Sandra ^a   Seow, Kim ^c   Gotjamanos, Theo ^d   Gully, Neville ^a   Bockmann, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL HEALTH; DENTITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DENTITION; ENVIRONMENT; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH;

EID: 33846196609     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706779462516     Document Type: Review

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