Characteristics of monozygotic male and female twins discordant for overweight: A descriptive study

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-369

  Mitchell, Karen S ^a,b   Mazzeo, Suzanne E ^a,c   Aggen, Steven H ^b,c   Maes, Hermine H ^a,b,d   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b,c   Neale, Michael C ^a,b,c   Bulik, Cynthia M ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI discordance; Eating disorders; Smoking; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET THERAPY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROSIS; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DISEASES IN TWINS; EATING DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 44649123759     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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