Comparison of motor development between twins and singletons in Japan: A population-based study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 379-384

  Yokoyama, Yoshie ^a   Wada, Saeko ^b   Sugimoto, Masako ^b   Saito, Miyuki ^b   Matsubara, Miyoko ^b   Sono, Jun ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Nishinomiya City Public Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; WALKING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; TWINS;

SUBGROUP A; SUBGROUP B;

EID: 34247494233     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.2.379     Document Type: Article

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