The effect of obesity on overall, circulatory disease- and diabetes- specific mortality

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-129

  Rogers, Richard G ^a   Hummer, Robert A ^b   Krueger, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037226325     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193200300107X     Document Type: Article

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