MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Use of accelerometers in a large field-based study of children: protocols, design issues, and effects on precision.

Mattocks C, Ness A, Leary S, Tilling K, Blair SN, Shield J, Deere K, Saunders J, Kirkby J, Smith GD, Wells J, Wareham NJ, Reilly J, Riddoch C

Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Apr 2008

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A POMC variant implicates beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the control of human energy balance.

Lee YS, Challis BG, Thompson DA, Yeo GS, Keogh JM, Madonna ME, Wraight V, Sims M, Vatin V, Meyre D, Shield J, Burren C, Ibrahim Z, Cheetham T, Swift P, Blackwood A, Hung CC, Wareham NJ, Froguel P, Millhauser GL, O'Rahilly S, Farooqi IS

Cell metabolism. Oct 2005

(DOI : 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.01.006)

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