A prospective study of body mass index and mortality in Bangladesh

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1037-1045

  Pierce, Brandon L ^a   Kalra, Tara ^a   Argos, Maria ^a   Parvez, Faruque ^b   Chen, Yu ^c   Islam, Tariqul ^d   Ahmed, Alauddin ^d   Hasan, Rabiul ^d   Rakibuz Zaman, Muhammad ^d   Graziano, Joseph ^b   Rathouz, Paul J ^a   Ahsan, Habibul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Body mass index; Mortality; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER;

AGE; ARSENIC; BODY MASS; HEALTH RISK; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT;

ARAIHAZAR; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 77956285521     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp364     Document Type: Article

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