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Parent-Child Resemblance in Weight Status and Its Correlates in the United States

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined parent-child resemblance in body weight status using nationally representative data for the US. DESIGN: We analyzed Body Mass Index (BMI), weight status, and related correlates for 4,846 boys, 4,725 girls, and their parents based on US nationally representative...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yinghui, Chen, Hsin-jen, Liang, Lan, Wang, Youfa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3677887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23762352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065361