BMI and mortality: the limits of epidemiological evidence

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10046, 2016, Pages 734-736

  Berrigan, David ^a   Troiano, Richard P ^a   Graubard, Barry I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SMOKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CAUCASIAN; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84987642116     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30949-7     Document Type: Note

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