Environmental Influences on Children's Physical Activity: Quantitative Estimates Using a Twin Design

Abigail Fisher; Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld; Clare H. Llewellyn; Jane Wardle

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010110

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Environmental Influences on Children's Physical Activity: Quantitative Estimates Using a Twin Design

Abigail Fisher,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Clare H. Llewellyn,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Jane Wardle

* E-mail: j.wardle@ucl.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Environmental Influences on Children's Physical Activity: Quantitative Estimates Using a Twin Design

Abigail Fisher,
Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld,
Clare H. Llewellyn,
Jane Wardle

Published: April 21, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010110

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