Risch's lambda values for human obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 990-999

  Allison, D B ^a,b   Faith, M S ^a   Nathan, J S ^a  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affected relative pairs; Leanness; Linkage studies; Obesity; Statistical power; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; STATISTICS; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0029962652     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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