Re: "brothers and reduction of the birth weight of later-born siblings"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 665-

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HY ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SIBLINGS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 51749095750     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn180     Document Type: Letter

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