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spellingShingle NATALUCCI, GIANCARLO, SEITZ, JOCHEN, SIEBENTHAL, KURT VON, BUCHER, HANS U, MOLINARI, LUCIANO, JENNI, OSKAR G, LATAL, BEATRICE, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age, Neurology (clinical), Developmental Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
title The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_full The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_fullStr The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_full_unstemmed The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_short The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_sort the role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
title_unstemmed The role of birthweight discordance in the intellectual and motor outcome for triplets at early school age
topic Neurology (clinical), Developmental Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04024.x