Birth Order
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Intergenerational birth weight associations by mother's birth order - the mechanisms behind the paradox: a population-based cohort study.

30 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Mother's birth order is inversely associated with offspring birth weight despite positively associated with the mother's own birth weight. The causes behind this relation have not been elucidated. AIMS: To investigate the relation ... Read more...

The relative age effect in elite sport: the French case.

30 May 2009 The relative age effect (RAE) is considered a common phenomenon in elite sport. Howeven it has not been examined systematically in previous research, and the mechanisms likely to generate or to limit such an effect are little understood. This paper ... Read more...

Risk factors for emergency cesarean delivery of the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin.

30 May 2009 AIM: A case-control study of twins was performed to identify clinical predictions of emergency cesarean delivery in the second-born twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin. METHODS: The obstetric records were reviewed of all twin vaginal ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Birth Order'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Intergenerational birth weight associations by mother's birth order - the mechanisms behind the paradox: a population-based cohort study. 30 Jun 2009
• The relative age effect in elite sport: the French case. 30 May 2009
• Risk factors for emergency cesarean delivery of the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twin. 30 May 2009
• A longitudinal study of family obligation and depressive symptoms among Chinese American adolescents. 30 May 2009
• Continuation of breastfeeding: is this a problem in Southeast Iran? 30 May 2009
• Direct and indirect effects of birth order on personality and identity: support for the null hypothesis. 30 May 2009
• Intrauterine position influences anatomy and behavior in domestic rabbits. 29 May 2009
• Middleborns disadvantaged? Testing birth-order effects on fitness in pre-industrial Finns. 23 May 2009
• Behavioural ecology: cuckolder eggs come first. 10 May 2009
• Alternate models of sibling status effects on health in later life. 29 Apr 2009
• Maternal effects contribute to the superior performance of extra-pair offspring. 28 Apr 2009
• Re: "Advanced parental age and the risk of autism spectrum disorder". 22 Apr 2009
• Maternal age at childbirth and offspring disruptive behaviors: testing the causal hypothesis. 9 Mar 2009
• Effects of childhood and middle-adulthood family conditions on later-life mortality: evidence from the Utah Population Database, 1850-2002. 7 Mar 2009
• The development of gendered interests and personality qualities from middle childhood through adolescence: a biosocial analysis. 27 Feb 2009
• Influences of the family of origin on the timing and quantum of fertility in the Netherlands. 27 Feb 2009
• Affect expression in mother-infant interaction and subsequent attachment development. 16 Feb 2009
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and birth order. 9 Feb 2009
• The female-male disparity in obesity prevalence among black American young adults: contributions of sociodemographic characteristics of the childhood family. Feb 2009
• [Relationship between goodness-of-fit for mother-preschool child and parenting stress in mother] 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Birth Order'

Definition: The sequence in which children are born into the family.

Descriptor UI: D001722

Alternative terms: Birth Order; Birth Orders; First Birth; Birth, First; Births, First; First Births;

Allowable Qualifiers: psychology;

Tree Number: F01.829.263.132; I01.240.361.160; N01.224.361.160; N06.850.505.400.400.160;

Technical Notes: IM