Resources and pilot results for establishing a mongolian twin register

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 248-251

  Gombojav, Bayasgalan ^a,g   Damdinbazar, Otgonbayar ^b,g   Danshiitsoodol, Narandalai ^c,g   Dagvasumberel, Gonchigsuren ^e,g   Purevdorj, Erkhembulgan ^f   Gombojav, Enkhtsetseg ^g   Chuluunbaatar, Urjinbadam ^d   Ochir, Chimedsuren ^b   Ichinkhorloo, Purevdorj ^b,g   Sung, Joohon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b MONGOLIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Mongolia)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Twin Union of Mongolia ^*  (Mongolia)

^e Department of Medical Care Policy   (Mongolia)

^f Ministry of Education and Science   (Mongolia)

^g Healthy Twin Association of Mongolia   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

twin register; twin research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873926442     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.132     Document Type: Article

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