Body size and fat distribution as predictors of stroke among US men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1143-1150

  Walker, Susan P ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a,c   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a,b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

body mass index; cerebrovascular disorders; obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0029847412     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008892     Document Type: Article

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