The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adopt...
The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In this systematic review, we aimed to collect together all previous twin and adoption studies on childhood and adolescent obesity up to the age of 18 years. Using several sources, we identified nine twin and five adoption studies; all of these studies had used relative weight as an indicator of obesity. Except the two twin studies from the Korean...
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The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734231790
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734231790
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0307-0565
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1476-5497
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10.1038/ijo.2009.177
