Contribution of obesity to international differences in life expectancy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2137-2143

  Preston, Samuel H ^a   Stokes, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80055006082     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300219     Document Type: Article

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