Estimation of the stillbirth rate in twin pairs according to zygosity

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 508-513

  Fellman, Johan ^a   Eriksson, Aldur W ^a  

^a FOLKHÄLSAN INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STILLBIRTH; ZYGOSITY;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34250797494     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.3.508     Document Type: Article

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