Impact of informing overweight individuals about the role of genetics in obesity: An online experimental study

Human Heredity

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-203

  Lippa, Natalie C ^a   Sanderson, Saskia C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic information; Obesity genetics; Online survey; Overweight individuals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; STIGMA;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84885015789     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353712     Document Type: Article

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