Body weight and the prevalence of chronic diseases

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 24-29

  Negri, E ^a   Pagano, R ^a   Decarli, A ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a  

^a Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per l'Elaborazione Automatica Milan ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALLERGY; ANEMIA; ARTHRITIS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0023891756     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.42.1.24     Document Type: Article

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