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Within pair association between birth weight and blood pressure at age 8 in twins from a cohort study
20 Nov 1999
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Abstract Objectives: To study the association between birth weight and blood pressure in children from multiple pregnancies (multiplets), mostly twins, to determine whether maternal or genetic factors are responsible for the association. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Southern Tasmania. Subjects: 888 children including 104 multiplets (32 monozygotic, 72 dizygotic). Main outcome measure: Systolic blood pressure...
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