Genetic and environmental influences on variation in balance performance among female twin pairs aged 21-82 years

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 246-256

  El Haber, Natalie ^a,b,c   Hill, Keith D ^a,c   Cassano, Anne Marie T ^b   Paton, Lynda M ^b   MacInnis, Robert J ^d   Cui, James S ^e,f   Hopper, John L ^e   Wark, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Models, genetic; Musculoskeletal equilibrium; Posture; Twins

Indexed keywords

AGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VARIATION (GENETICS); VICTORIA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33747893381     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj188     Document Type: Article

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