Repeated measures of body mass index and risk of health related outcomes

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-224

  Claessen, Heiner ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a   Drath, Christoph ^b   Arndt, Volker ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b Workmen's Compensation Board for Construction Workers   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Disability; Mortality; Obesity; Overweight; Repeated measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84860307682     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9669-7     Document Type: Article

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