Familial risk of obesity and central adipose tissue distribution in the general Canadian population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 933-942

  Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a,b   Pérusse, Louis ^a   Rao, D C ^c   Bouchard, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Genetics; Obesity, prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0345120589     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009737     Document Type: Article

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