Sex and age specific assessment of genetic and environmental influences on body mass index in twins

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 106-113

  Herskind, A M ^a   McGue, M ^b   Sorensen T I A ^c   Harvald, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Environment; Genes; Sex; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0030034195     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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