Body mass index and disability pension in middle-aged men - Non-linear relations

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-85

  Månsson, Nils Ove ^a   Eriksson, Karl Fredrik ^a   Israelsson, B O ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^a   Melander, Arne ^a   Råstam, Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Disability pension; Obesity; Overweight; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; THINNESS;

EID: 0030052298     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.1.80     Document Type: Article

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