Open AccessTime trends in the natural dizygotic twinning rate
Author(s) -
Cathérine Derom,
Marij Gielen,
Hilde Peeters,
JeanPierre Frijns,
Maurice P. Zeegers
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/der180
Subject(s) - fecundity , crystal twinning , demography , population , biology , chemistry , microstructure , sociology , crystallography
The natural dizygotic (DZ) twinning rate has been proposed as a reliable and useful measure of human fecundity, if adjusted for maternal age at twin birth. The aim of this study was to analyze age-adjusted trends in natural DZ twinning rates over the past 40 years using data from the 'East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey (EFPTS)'.
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