Body mass index and mortality: A meta-analysis based on person-level data from twenty-six observational studies

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-97

  McGee, Daniel L ^a   Simino, Jeannette ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 12344327669     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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