Height and body mass index in relation to total mortality

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-299

  Engeland, Anders ^a   Bjørge, Tone ^b   Selmer, Randi Marie ^a   Tverdal, Aage ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; Cohort study; Height; Mortality; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038334133     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200305000-00008     Document Type: Article

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