Body weight and weight gain during adult life in men in relation to coronary heart disease and mortality

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-277

  Rosengren, A ^a   Wedel, H ^a   Wilhelmsen, L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Myocardial infarction; Obesity; Population study; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SWEDEN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033001612     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1235     Document Type: Article

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