Increased risk of mortality from overweight and obesity in middle-aged individuals from six communities in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 290-298

  Hwang, Lee Ching ^a,b   Chen, Su Chiu ^c   Chen, Chien Jen ^d,e  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

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

^d GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Mortality risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 79960375082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60044-2     Document Type: Article

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