Quantitative genetics of human morphology and obesity-related phenotypes in nuclear families from the Greater Bilbao (Spain): Comparison with other populations

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-478

  Jelenkovic, Aline ^a   Poveda, Alaitz ^a   Rebato, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

adiposity; anthropometry; central fat; Heritability; morphology

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; FAT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; OBESITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; SPAIN; VIZCAYA;

EID: 79959507055     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2011.554866     Document Type: Article

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