Age and the impact of obesity on mortality

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 84896509402     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301799     Document Type: Letter

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