Body mass index, disability, and 13-year mortality in older French adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-83

  Berraho, Mohamed ^a   Nejjari, Chakib ^b   Raherison, Chantal ^c   El Achhab, Youness ^a   Tachfouti, Nabil ^a   Serhier, Zineb ^a   Dartigues, Jean Franois ^b,c   Barberger Gateau, Pascale ^b,c  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Disability; Elderly; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THINNESS;

EID: 74049142347     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309349422     Document Type: Article

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