An examination of the overlap between genetic and environmental risk factors for intentional weight loss and overeating

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 492-497

  Wade, Tracey D ^a   Treloar, Susan A ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Environment; Genetic; Intentional weight loss; Overeating; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EATING DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTENTIONAL WEIGHT LOSS; LIFESPAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 68549105982     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20668     Document Type: Article

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