Genetic and environmental influences on the risk of acute appendicitis in twins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1336-1340

  Sadr Azodi, O ^a,b   Andren Sandberg A ^b   Larsson, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350492880     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6736     Document Type: Article

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