Genetics of obesity in Hispanic children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-474

  Fisler, Janis S ^a   Warden, Craig H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC; MALE; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33750136577     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.3.473     Document Type: Editorial

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