Genetic epidemiology and molecular genetics of obesity: Results from the Quebec Family Study;L'epidemiologie genetique et la genetique moleculaire de l'obesite: Les enseignements de l'etude des familles de Quebec

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 914-924

  Pérusse, Louis ^a   Chagnon, Yvon C ^a   Rice, Treva ^b   Rao, D C ^c   Bouchard, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Information School   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CANADA; FAMILY STUDY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OBESITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031707723     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4267/10608/1163     Document Type: Review

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