Long-term consequences of body mass index for cardiovascular mortality: The Chicago heart association detection project in industry study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-108

  Dyer, Alan R ^a   Stamler, Jeremiah ^a   Garside, Daniel B ^a   Greenland, Philip ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular Diseases; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242338143     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(03)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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