Body mass index as a predictor of mortality in older people in Taiwan

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Hwang, Lee Ching ^a,b   Chen, Su Chiu ^c   Tjung, Jin Jin ^a   Chiou, Hung Yi ^d   Chen, Chien Jen ^e   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Mortality; Obesity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 65349150521     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70019-5     Document Type: Article

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