Body mass index, weight change and mortality in the elderly. A 15 y longitudinal population study of 70 y olds

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 482-492

  Dey, D K ^a   Rothenberg, E ^a   Sundh, V ^a   Bosaeus, I ^a   Steen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BMI; Elderly; Mortality; Weight change

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034987234     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601208     Document Type: Article

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