Body mass index and mortality among US male physicians

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 731-739

  Ajani, Umed A ^a,d   Lotufo, Paulo A ^a,e   Gaziano, J Michael ^a,c   Lee, I Min ^a,b   Spelsberg, Angela ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Manson, Joann E ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Death; Mortality; Obesity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7444222970     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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