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Body Mass Index and Mortality among Korean Elderly in Rural Communities: Kangwha Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality may differ by ethnicity, but its exact nature remains unclear among Koreans. The study aim was to prospectively examine the association between BMI and mortality in Korean. METHODS: 6166 residents (2636 men; 3530 women) of rura...
Autores principales: | Hong, Seri, Yi, Sang-Wook, Sull, Jae Woong, Hong, Jae-Seok, Jee, Sun Ha, Ohrr, Heechoul |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4342154/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25719567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117731 |
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