Twins and virtual twins: Bases of relative body weight revisited

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 437-441

  Segal, N L ^a   Allison, D B ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoptees; Body mass index; Covariance structure analysis; Twins; Virtual twins

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 85047697648     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801941     Document Type: Article

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