Over the Last Two Decades the Incidence of Multiple Births

question 25

Multiple Choice

Over the last two decades the incidence of multiple births has

• A)increased in frequency by 60%.
• B)decreased in frequency by10%.
• C)remained relatively constant.
• D)decreased the number of adoptions.
• E)done none of these.

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