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Heritability of self-reported health.

Health services research - 1 Dec 2000

Romeis J C, Scherrer J F, Xian H, Eisen S A, Bucholz K, Heath A C, Goldberg J, Lyons M J, Henderson W G, True W R

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OBJECTIVE: To explore the contribution of genes and environmental factors to variation in a common measure (i.e., a five-point--excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor--Likert scale) of self-reported health. DATA SOURCES: Data were analyzed from 4,638 male-male twin pair members of the Vietnam Era Twin (VET) Registry who responded to a 1987 health survey. STUDY DESIGN: Varying models for the relationship...

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