A prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of stroke in women

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1539-1545

  Rexrode, Kathryn M ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,c   Colditz, Graham A ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a   Speizer, Frank E ^a,c   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031009871     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.19.1539     Document Type: Article

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