Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in a birth cohort of commuter air carrier and air taxi pilots

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Qiang, Yandong ^a   Li, Guohua ^a,b   Rebok, George W ^b   Baker, Susan P ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviation; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular Disease; Cohort Studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 15244364017     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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