Body mass index and mortality in a prospectively studied cohort of scandinavian women: The women's lifestyle and health cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 747-754

  Hjartåker, Anette ^a   Adami, Hans Olov ^b   Lund, Eiliv ^d   Weiderpass, Elisabete ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body weight; Death; Menopausal status; Norway; Population based study; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SWEDEN; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 25444463824     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-2145-x     Document Type: Article

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