Body mass index and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and all-cause mortality

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-151

  Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a   Reeder, Bruce A ^b   Elliott, Susan ^c   Joffres, Michel R ^d   Pahwa, Punam ^b   Raine, Kim D ^e   Kirkland, Susan A ^f   Paradis, Gilles ^g  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Death; Longitudinal studies; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860819548     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404221     Document Type: Article

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