Familial determinants of moderate and intense physical activity: A twin study

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1062-1068

  Lauderdale, Diane S ^a   Fabsitz, Richard ^b   Meyer, Joanne M ^b   Sholinsky, Phyliss ^b   Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan ^b   Goldberg, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bicycling; Exercise; Genetics; Human; Racquet sports; Running; Swimming; Vietnam era twin registry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXERCISE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; TWINS;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0030790332     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199708000-00012     Document Type: Article

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