Improving the accuracy of self-reports on diet and physical exercise: The co-twin control method

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-540

  Bogl, Leonie H ^a   Pietiläinen, Kirsi H ^a,b   Rissanen, Aila ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Co twin control method; Exercise; Nutrition assessment; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TWINS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 74949136630     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.6.531     Document Type: Article

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