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Term: Twins
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2024-03-12
Definition:
Two children born on the same birth episode to the same mother. For more information, please read the
Twins
concept.
Related concepts
- Family Structure Overview - Links to Family Structure Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms
- Manitoba Multigenerational Cohort (MMC)
- Number of Children
- Siblings
- Twins
Related terms
- Birth order
- Family Size
- Family Structure, Registry
- Multiple child family
- Number of Children in a Family
- Sibling Spacing
- Siblings
Term used in
- Oreopoulos P, Stabile M, Walld R, Roos LL. Short, medium, and long term consequences of poor infant health: An analysis using siblings and twins. J Hum Resour 2008;43(1):88-138. [Abstract] (View)
- Roos LL, Walld R. Neighbourhood, family, and health care. Can J Public Health 2007;98(Suppl 1):S54-S61. [Abstract] (View)
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