Addressing the obesity epidemic: A genomics perspective

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Newell, Astrid ^a   Zlot, Amy ^a   Silvey, Kerry ^a   Ariail, Kiley ^a  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247871303     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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