Impact of age on associations between weight and mortality

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 129-137

  Stevens, June ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034121112     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2000.tb01847.x     Document Type: Review

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