Adiposity and mortality in men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 264-271

  Baik, Inkyung ^a   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Giovannucci, Edward ^b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Body constitution; Body mass index; Men; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034255069     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.3.264     Document Type: Article

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