Genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity

Clinics in Family Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 277-294

  Faith, Myles S ^a,b   Tepper, Beverly J ^c   Hoffman, Daniel J ^c   Pietrobelli, Angelo ^d  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLTHIOUREA; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

BITTER TASTE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0036623954     PISSN: 15225720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-5720(02)00008-9     Document Type: Review

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