Under- and overweight impact on mortality among middle-aged Japanese men and women: A 10-y follow-up of JPHC Study cohort i

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-537

  Tsugane, S ^a   Sasaki, S ^a   Tsubono, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Mortality; Prospective studies, Japan; Smoking; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 0036116407     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801961     Document Type: Article

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