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. 1999 Aug 21;319(7208):517; author reply 517-8.

Twins and the fetal origins hypothesis. Many variables differ between twins and singleton infants

D I Phillips, C Osmond
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Twins and the fetal origins hypothesis. Many variables differ between twins and singleton infants

D I Phillips et al. BMJ. .
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