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The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS).

Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2002

Derom Catherine, Vlietinck Robert, Thiery Evert, Leroy Fernand, Fryns Jean-Pierre, Derom Robert

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The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS) is a registry of multiple births in the province of East-Flanders, Belgium. It has several unique features: it is population-based and prospective, with the possibility of long-term follow-up; the twins (and higher order multiple births) are ascertained at birth; basic perinatal data are recorded; chorion type and zygosity are established; and since 1969 placental...

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PMID: 12537855
DOI: 10.1375/136905202320906057

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