Associations between body composition, anthropometry, and mortality in women aged 65 years and older

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 913-918

  Dolan, Chantal Matkin ^a,e   Kraemer, Helena ^e   Browner, Warren ^b,c   Ensrud, Kristine ^d   Kelsey, Jennifer L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBESITY; SMOKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORTALITY;

EID: 34247262078     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.084178     Document Type: Article

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