Invited commentary: Body mass index and mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-146

  Allman Farinelli, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

body mass index; mortality; weight gain

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; OBESITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; MORTALITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84891550315     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt252     Document Type: Review

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