BMI and risk factors for suicide: Why is BMI inversely related to suicide?

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 532-538

  Mukamal, Kenneth J ^a   Miller, Matthew ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849135145     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.538     Document Type: Article

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