Familial resemblance of body mass index and familial risk of high and low body mass index. A study of young men in Sweden

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作者：
PKE Magnusson
F Rasmussen
机构：
[1] Columbia Genome Center,Division of Epidemiology
[2] Columbia University,undefined
[3] Institute of Environmental Medicine,undefined
[4] Karolinska Institute,undefined
来源：
International Journal of Obesity | 2002年 / 26卷
关键词：
overweight; body mass index; young men; conscripts; familial risk; heritability; genetics; environment;
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OBJECTIVE: Male familial correlations in body mass index (BMI) were studied using a large nationwide dataset of Swedish military conscripts examined at age 18–19 y.
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页码：1225 / 1231
页数：6
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