Genetic, common environment, and individual specific components of variance for bone mineral density in 10- to 26-year-old females: A twin study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-29

  Hopper, John L ^a   Green, Robyn M ^a   Nowson, Carol A ^a   Young, Doris ^a   Jane Sherwin, A ^a   Kaymakci, Bahtiyar ^a   Larkins, Richard G ^a   Wark, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Family; Models, statistical; Osteoporosis; Radiography, dual energy scanned projection; Twins, dizygotic; Twins, monozygotic; Variation (genetics)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031983715     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009361     Document Type: Article

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