Epidemic obesity: Are genetic factors involved via increased rates of assortative mating?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-353

  Hebebrand, J ^a   Wulftange, H ^a   Goerg, T ^a   Ziegler, A ^a   Hinney, A ^a   Barth, N ^a   Mayer, H ^a   Remschmidt, H ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Centiles; Childhood obesity; Recalled weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0034012273     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801135     Document Type: Article

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