Obesity related phenotypes in families selected for extreme obesity and leanness

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 406-413

  Price, R A ^a   Reed, D R ^a   Lee, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Association; Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Gene mapping; Genetic; Leanness; Linkage; Obesity; Percent fat; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031945229     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800601     Document Type: Article

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