Statistical Study of Twins—Methods
- 1 February 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
- Vol. 54 (2) , 286-294
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.54.2.286
Abstract
A sample of over 20,000 twin sets was collected and twinship data were developed from a unit record processing system. Using the critical variables of sex, survivorship, and certain gross birth anomalies, the authors discuss the development of information from records and its analysis.Keywords
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