Changes in haemoglobin levels according to changes in body mass index and smoking habits, a 20-year follow-up of a male cohort: The Tromøs study 1974-1995

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 493-499

  Skjelbakken, Tove ^a,b   Dahl, Inger Marie S ^b   Wilsgaard, Tom ^a   Langbakk, Bodil ^b   Løchen, Maja Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Haemoglobin; Lifestyle; Longitudinal; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORWAY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33750082096     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9032-y     Document Type: Article

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