Evaluation of WHO and NHANES II standards for overweight using mortality rates

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 825-827

  Stevens, June ^a,c   Cai, Jianwen ^b   Juhaeri, ^c   Thun, Michael J ^d   Wood, Joy L ^c  

^a Depts of Nutrition and Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Department of Biostatistics ^*

^c IL   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034219352     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(00)00238-8     Document Type: Article

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