The incidence of parental obesity in overweight individuals

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-271

  Noble, Rudolf E ^a  

^a Cathedral Hill Obesity Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental and genetic factors; Grandparental obesity; Parental obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030846301     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199711)22:3<265::AID-EAT5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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