Twins. Lessons from the Past

• Authors: Magdalena Mazurak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the history of civilization twins always fascinated, but initially they were treated as a freak of nature. Relatively recently the first scientific attempts were made to elaborate this theme and in the 50s of the 20th century the first national register of twins was created (Danish). Currently, there are many of such databases and they are an excellent source for a various analyzes, including the incidence and risk factors of genetically determined diseases, among others congenital heart defects. This paper presents a historical, sociological and medical aspects connected with the fascinating world of twins.

Keywords

EN

multiple births; history of medicine; milestones in neonatology

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Prenatal Cardiology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 19-22

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2014

accepted

19 - 11 - 2014

received

27 - 7 - 2014

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

author

Magdalena Mazurak

• Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Regional Specialist Hospital in Wroclaw, Research and Development Center

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12847/12142