Unique environmental effects on physical activity participation: A twin study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Duncan, Glen E ^a   Goldberg, Jack ^a,b   Noonan, Carolyn ^a   Moudon, Anne Vernez ^a   Hurvitz, Philip ^a   Buchwald, Dedra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Vietnam Era Twin Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; GENOME; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGISTER; TWINS;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENOME; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 44849117590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002019     Document Type: Article

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