Body mass index and mortality: The influence of physical activity and smoking

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1065-1070

  Meyer, Haakon E ^a,b   Johanne Søgaard, Anne ^a,b   Tverdal, Aage ^a,b   Selmer, Randi M ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Obesity; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SMOKING;

EID: 0036304402     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200207000-00002     Document Type: Article

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