J-shaped curves and public health

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 314, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1339-1340

  Chokshi, Dave A ^a,b   El Sayed, Abdulrahman M ^c   Stine, Nicholas W ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALNUTRITION; NOTE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRENDS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84943415083     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.9566     Document Type: Note

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