Body mass index and leukocyte telomere length in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 192-201

  Muezzinler A ^a,b   Zaineddin, A K ^a   Brenner, H ^b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BMI; Leukocyte telomere length; Obesity; Review

Indexed keywords

BMI; LEUKOCYTE TELOMERE LENGTH; OBESITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; TELOMERE;

EID: 84894276944     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12126     Document Type: Review

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