Obesity and overweight in relation to liver disease mortality in men: 38 Year follow-up of the original Whitehall study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1741-1744

  Batty, G D ^a   Shipley, M J ^b   Kivimaki, M ^b   Barzi, F ^c   Smith, G Davey ^d   Mitchell, R ^a   Marmot, M G ^b   Huxley, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Liver cancer; Liver disease; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER EXTRACTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56549084446     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.162     Document Type: Article

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