Change in body size and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 526-546

  Karahalios, Amalia ^a   English, Dallas R ^a,b   Simpson, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Middle aged; Mortality; Systematic review; Weight gain; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BODY SIZE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; WEIGHT;

AGE; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; NEOPLASM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

SCOPUS;

BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 85039710100     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw246     Document Type: Review

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