Invited commentary: Two studies of genetic control of birth weight where large data sets were available

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 753-755

  Beaty, T H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Environment; Genetics; Gestational age

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DATA SET; GENETICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; PATH ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE;

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; GENETIC REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; LEBANON; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; REGISTER; REVIEW;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONSANGUINITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEBANON; MALE; NORWAY; PHENOTYPE; REGISTRIES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASIA; BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; EURASIA; EUROPE; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33947247631     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk106     Document Type: Review

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