Body mass index and mortality in nonsmoking older adults: The cardiovascular health study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 623-629

  Diehr, Paula ^a   Bild, Diane E ^b   Harris, Tamara B ^c   Duxbury, Andrew ^e   Siscovick, David ^a   Rossi, Michelle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031875194     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.4.623     Document Type: Article

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