Body mass index, waist circumference, physical activity, and risk of hearing loss in women

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Curhan, Sharon G ^a   Eavey, Roland ^b   Wang, Molin ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c   Curhan, Gary C ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Hearing loss; Physical activity; Prospective study; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEARING LOSS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84888136154     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.04.026     Document Type: Article

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