Genetic determinants of prepubertal and pubertal growth and development

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Thomis, Martine A ^a   Towne, Bradford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association studies; Heritability; Linkage studies; Population variation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH; MATURATION; POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33845863717     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265060274s509     Document Type: Article

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