Twinning rates and survival of twins in rural Nepal
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Twinning rates and survival of twins in rural Nepal.
BACKGROUND Twin pregnancies are common but there are few data on rates of twinning or survival of liveborn twin infants in developing countries. METHODS The rates of multiple births were calculated in a population-based cohort of married women of childbearing age who were enrolled in a randomized community trial to assess the impact of vitamin A or beta-carotene on maternal and infant health ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1464-3685,0300-5771
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.4.802