Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic

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Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic. / Rokholm, Benjamin; Silventoinen, Karri; Tynelius, Per; Gamborg, Michael; Sørensen, Thorkild I A; Rasmussen, Finn.

In: P L o S One, Vol. 6, No. 11, 2011, p. e27135.

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Rokholm, B, Silventoinen, K, Tynelius, P, Gamborg, M, Sørensen, TIA & Rasmussen, F 2011, 'Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic', P L o S One, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. e27135. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135

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Rokholm, B., Silventoinen, K., Tynelius, P., Gamborg, M., Sørensen, T. I. A., & Rasmussen, F. (2011). Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic. P L o S One, 6(11), e27135. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135

Vancouver

Rokholm B, Silventoinen K, Tynelius P, Gamborg M, Sørensen TIA, Rasmussen F. Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic. P L o S One. 2011;6(11):e27135. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027135

Author

Rokholm, Benjamin ; Silventoinen, Karri ; Tynelius, Per ; Gamborg, Michael ; Sørensen, Thorkild I A ; Rasmussen, Finn. / Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic. In: P L o S One. 2011 ; Vol. 6, No. 11. pp. e27135.

Bibtex

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