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Differential heritability of eating attitudes and behaviors in prepubertal versus pubertal twins.
The International journal of eating disorders - 1 Apr 2003
Klump Kelly L, McGue Matt, Iacono William G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Differential heritability of eating pathology in prepubertal, pubertal, and 17-year-old twins was examined using a population-based twin sample. METHOD: Participants included 530 11-year-old (452 prepubertal, 78 pubertal twins) and 602 17-year-old female twins from the Minnesota Twin Family Study. Puberty was assessed with the Pubertal Development Scale, and general eating pathology was assessed with...
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