The Danish twin registry

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 75-78

  Skytthe, Axel ^a   Ohm Kyvik, Kirsten ^a   Vilstrup Holm, Niels ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ascertainment; Denmark; multiple births; Twin register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; REGISTER; STANDARD; TWINS;

ADULT; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; TWINS;

EID: 79960780771     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810387966     Document Type: Article

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