The conundrum of height and mortality

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-

  Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MARFAN SYNDROME; MORTALITY; NOTE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BODY HEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LONGEVITY;

EID: 19044371096     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.176.3.209     Document Type: Note

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