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The application of twin methods in orthodontic research
Author(s) -
SCHOUBOE KIRSTEN,
HAUGE MOGENS
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1973.tb00367.x
Subject(s) - dizygotic twins , twin study , orthodontics , dentistry , dizygotic twin , medicine , radiography , biology , genetics , surgery , obstetrics , heritability
— The relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in the development of the facial skeleton was studied in a radiographic investigation of 19 monozygotic and eight dizygotic twin pairs by means of comparative analysis.