Body Mass Index and Mortality in South Korean Men Resulting From Cardiovascular Disease: A Kangwha Cohort Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 622-627

  Hong, Jae Seok ^a   Yi, Sang Wook ^a   Kang, Hee Chung ^a   Ohrr, Heechoul ^a  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular Disease; Cerebrovascular Disease; Cohort Studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; AGRICULTURE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; THINNESS;

EID: 34547133984     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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