Childhood obesity and adult cardiovascular mortality: A 57-y follow-up study based on the Boyd Orr cohort

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1111-1118

  Gunnell, David J ^a   Frankel, Stephen J ^b   Nanchahal, Kiran ^b   Peters, Tim J ^b   Smith, George Davey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Body mass index; Boyd Orr Study; Britain; Cardiovascular mortality; Carnegie Survey of Family Diet and Health; Childhood; Ischemic heart disease; Obesity; Overall mortality; Overweight; Risk factors; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031836161     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.6.1111     Document Type: Article

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