Within-family variation in obesity

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-339

  Price, Joseph ^a   Swigert, Jeffrey ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Families; Obesity; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEVISION VIEWING; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SIBLINGS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864629113     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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