Does obesity run in families because of genes? An adoption study using silhouettes as a measure of obesity

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 370 S, 1993, Pages 67-72

  Sorensen T I A ^a   Stunkard, A J ^b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption study; body mass index; fat mass; genetic effects; genetic epidemiology; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; BODY FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW;

ADOPTION; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENES; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027509294     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb05363.x     Document Type: Article

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