Effects of low body mass index and smoking on all-cause mortality among middle-aged and elderly Japanese

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-44

  Miyazaki, Motonobu ^a   Babazono, Akira ^b   Ishii, Toshiya ^c   Sugie, Takuya ^d   Momose, Yoshito ^a   Iwahashi, Mitsue ^a   Une, Hiroshi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Middle aged and elderly Japanese; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 0036357066     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSCC.2002.992099     Document Type: Article

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