Development and evaluation of a genetic risk score for obesity

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-100

  Belsky, Daniel W ^a,b,c   Moffitt, Terrie E ^b,d,e   Sugden, Karen ^b,d,e   Williams, Benjamin ^b,d,e   Houts, Renate ^d   McCarthy, Jeanette ^f   Caspi, Avshalom ^b,d,e  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84878577522     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2013.774628     Document Type: Article

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