Adoption study of environmental modifications of the genetic influences on obesity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-81

  Sørensen, Tia ^a,d   Holst, C ^b   Stunkard, A J ^c  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adoption study; Body mass index; Environmental indicators; Familial occurrence; Genetics; Obesity; Smoking; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATHER; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REARING; SIBLING; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0031974160     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800548     Document Type: Article

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