The nigerian twin and sibling registry

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 282-284

  Hur, Yoon Mi ^a   Kim, Jong Woo ^b   Chung, Kee Wha ^c   Shin, Joong Sik ^d   Jeong, Hoe Uk ^a   Auta, Emmanuel ^e  

^a Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^d CHA University   (South Korea)

^e FCT Universal Basic Education Board ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African twins; cognitive abilties; mental health; Nigeria; personality; siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; SIBLINGS; TWINS;

EID: 84873911265     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.116     Document Type: Article

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