Weight, weight change, and mortality in a random sample of older community-dwelling women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1409-1414

  Reynolds, Matthew W ^a   Fredman, Lisa ^b   Langenberg, Patricia ^a   Magaziner, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body mass index; Body weight; Mortality; Weight loss; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032711838     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01558.x     Document Type: Article

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