How does the inclusion of twins conceived via fertility treatments influence the results of twin studies?

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 746-752

  Burt, S Alexandra ^a   Klump, Kelly L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; fertility treatment; heritability; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONCEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; TWINS;

EID: 84873811308     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.53     Document Type: Article

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