Physical similarity and twin resemblance for eating attitudes and behaviors: A test of the Equal Environments Assumption

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-58

  Klump, Kelly L ^a   Holly, Amanda ^b   Iacono, William G ^b   Mcgue, Matt ^b   Willson, Laura E ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Eating pathology; Equal environments assumption; Physical similarity; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BULIMIA; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0033862985     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002038610763     Document Type: Article

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