Meta-analysis of the effect of excluding early deaths on the estimated relationship between body mass index and mortality

Obesity Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-354

  Allison, David B ^a,c   Faith, Myles S ^a   Heo, Moonseong ^a   Townsend Butterworth, Diana ^a   Williamson, David F ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Longevity; Meta analysis; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

EID: 0033160968     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00417.x     Document Type: Article

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