A1 Journal article (refereed)
Does higher education protect against obesity? Evidence using Mendelian randomization (2017)

Böckerman, P., Viinikainen, J., Pulkki-Råback, L., Hakulinen, C., Pitkänen, N., Lehtimäki, T., Pehkonen, J., & Raitakari, O. T. (2017). Does higher education protect against obesity? Evidence using Mendelian randomization. Preventive Medicine, 101, 195-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.015

The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.

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All authors or editors: Böckerman, Petri; Viinikainen, Jutta; Pulkki-Råback, Laura; Hakulinen, Christian; Pitkänen, Niina; Lehtimäki, Terho; Pehkonen, Jaakko; Raitakari, Olli T.

Journal or series: Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 0091-7435

eISSN: 1096-0260

Publication year: 2017

Volume: 101

Issue number: 0

Pages range: 195-198

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.015

Publication open access: Not open

Publication channel open access: 

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54755

Keywords: education and training; overweight; obesity

Free keywords: education; schooling; body weight; BMI; waist-hip ratio

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Reporting Year: 2017

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