The Influence of Paternal Height and Weight on Birth-weight
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The influence of paternal height and weight on birth-weight.
Analysis of 5,989 couples, for whom fathers' and mothers' heights and weights were recorded, showed that paternal height had a significant influence (p less than 0.0007) on birth-weight while paternal body mass index (Quetelets Index) had no significant effect (p greater than 0.05). Depending upon mother's height, the average effect of father's height (ranging from 165 cm to 184 cm) on birth-we...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0004-8666,1479-828X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1991.tb01795.x