Changes in body mass index prior to baseline among participants who are III or who die during the early years of follow-up

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 946-953

  Stevens, June ^a,b   Juhaeri, ^b   Cai, Jianwen ^b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Confounding factors (epidemiology); Epidemiologic methods; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035873565     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.10.946     Document Type: Article

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