Prospective study of body size and risk for stroke amongst women below age 60

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 442-450

  Lu, M ^a,b,d   Ye, W ^a   Adami, H O ^a   Weiderpass, E ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Obesity; Risk; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SWEDEN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 33750019524     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2006.01706.x     Document Type: Article

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