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Ethnic variation of twinning rates in Malawi.

Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae - 1 Jan 1996

Pollard R

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Malawi is a country in South-East Africa with a population of approximately 10 million, over 95% of whom are negro of Bantu origin. The country is divided into 24 administrative districts, each of which provides details of births which are compiled centrally at the Ministry of Health. Using data reported annually by health facilities from 1987-1990, most districts had twinning rates in the range 16 to 24 per 1000...

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PMID: 9014001
DOI: 10.1017/s0001566000000957

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