Obesity and US mortality risk over the adult life course

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 431-442

  Masters, Ryan K ^a   Powers, Daniel A ^b   Link, Bruce G ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cohort; life course; mortality; obesity; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CROSS SECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY RISK; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVER BIAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874778409     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws325     Document Type: Article

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