Obesity and mortality [6]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2197-2199

  Calle, Eugenia E ^a   Teras, Lauren R ^a   Thun, Michael J ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844559176     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200511173532020     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Flegal KM, Graubard BI, Williamson DF, Gail MH. Excess deaths associated with underweight, overweight, and obesity. JAMA 2005;293:1861-7.
2. Calle EE, Thun MJ, Petrelli JM, Rodriguez C, Heath CW Jr. Body-mass index and mortality in a prospective cohort of U.S. adults. N Engl J Med 1999;341:1097-105.