Japanese database of families with twins and higher-order multiples

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 221-225

  Ooki, Syuichi ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL NURSING UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

developmental origin of health and disease hypothesis; families with multiples; growth and development; nationwide survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPANESE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873900611     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.103     Document Type: Article

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