The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for three measures of disordered eating

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 925-934

  Wade, T ^a   Martin, N G ^b   Neale, M C ^b   Tiggemann, M ^b   Treloar, S A ^b   Bucholz, K K ^b   Madden, P A F ^b   Heath, A C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BODY BUILD; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; VARIANCE;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; DISEASES IN TWINS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032780723     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008740     Document Type: Article

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