A 51-year retrospective study of the trends of height, weight and body mass index at the time of death in those aged 16-103

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-73

  Woodward, H ^a   Rutty, J E ^b   Rutty, G N ^a  

^a Medico Legal Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 0034957398     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.2001.0486     Document Type: Article

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