Genetic and environmental influences on infant weight and weight change: The Fels longitudinal study
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Genetic and environmental influences on infant sleep.
BACKGROUND Sleep duration is attracting increasing attention in relation to chronic disease risk, but few large-scale studies have investigated the determinants of sleep characteristics in early life. In this study we used data from a large, population-based twin study to examine genetic and environmental influences on sleep duration and sleep difficulties in infancy. METHODS Participants wer...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Human Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1042-0533,1520-6300
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20660