Genetic and environmental influences on residential location in the US

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 515-519

  Duncan, Glen E ^a   Dansie, Elizabeth J ^a   Strachan, Eric ^a   Munsell, Melissa ^a   Huang, Ruizhu ^a   Vernez Moudon, Anne ^a   Goldberg, Jack ^a,b   Buchwald, Dedra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Vietnam Era Twin Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Genetics; Neighborhood; Twins; Walkability

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETICS; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TWINS; UNITED STATES; WALKABILITY; WALKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859264576     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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