The genetics of middle-age spread in middle-class males

Twin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 596-602

  Romeis, James C ^a,b   Grant, Julia D ^b   Knopik, Valerie S ^c   Pedersen, Nancy L ^d   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; TWINS;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASES IN TWINS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TWINS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 10444273132     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1369052042663896     Document Type: Article

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