Genetic influences on disordered eating behaviour are largely independent of body mass index

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 348-356

  Slof Op 't Landt, M C T ^a,b,c   Bartels, M ^b   Van Furth, E F ^a,c   Van Beijsterveldt, C E M ^b   Meulenbelt, I ^c   Slagboom, P E ^c   Boomsma, D I ^b  

^a Center for Eating Disorders Ursula   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Eating disorders; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 41849144905     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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