Birth size and age at menarche: A twin perspective

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2865-2871

  Sørensen, Kaspar ^a   Juul, Anders ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^b,c   Skytthe, Axel ^b   Scheike, Thomas ^d   Kold Jensen, Tina ^a,b  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

birthweight; menarche; sex; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAZARD RATIO; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECALL BIAS; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

BIRTHWEIGHT; MENARCHE; SEX; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENARCHE; SEX FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 84885125691     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det283     Document Type: Article

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