Birthweight of full-term twin infants in relation to sex-pair

Genomic Medicine, Biomarkers, and Health Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Onyiriuka, Alphonsus N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Intrauterine growth; Sex pair; Twin gestations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN SEX PAIR; TWINS;

EID: 84860299461     PISSN: 22114254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gmbhs.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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