Deaths attributable to obesity

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1918-1919

  Mark, David H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17144373967     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.15.1918     Document Type: Editorial

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