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The relationship between body size and mortality in the linked Scottish Health Surveys: cross-sectional surveys with follow-up

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) or waist–hip ratio (WHR) and all-cause mortality or cause-specific mortality. DESIGN: Cross-sectional surveys linked to hospital admissions and death records. SUBJECTS: In total, 20 117 adults (aged 18...

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Autores principales: Hotchkiss, J W, Leyland, A H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20921963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.207