Influence of having a male twin on body mass index and risk for dyslipidemia in middle-aged and old women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1466-1469

  Alexanderson, C ^a   Henningsson, S ^a   Lichtenstein, P ^b   Holmang A ^a   Eriksson, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

body mass index; hormonal programming; twins

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROGENS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856476951     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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