Body mass index and risk of death in middle-aged men and women in Poland. Results of POL-MONICA cohort study;Współczynnik masy ciała a ryzyko zgonu. Badanie POL-MONICA w populacji polskiej w średnim wieku

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-107

  Paja̧k, Andrzej ^a   Topór Ma̧dry, Roman ^a   Waśkiewicz, Anna ^b   Sygnowska, Elzbieta ^b   Drygas, Wojciech ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Mortality risk; Mortality risk due to cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POLAND; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 18044374999     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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