Underweight as a risk factor for respiratory death in the Whitehall cohort study: exploring reverse causality using a 45-year follow-up

Underweight adults have higher rates of respiratory death than the normal weight but it is unclear whether this association is causal or reflects illness-induced weight loss (reverse causality). Evidence from a 45-year follow-up of underweight participants for respiratory mortality in the Whitehall...

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Autores principales: Kivimäki, Mika, Shipley, Martin J, Bell, Joshua A, Brunner, Eric J, Batty, G David, Singh-Manoux, Archana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26253581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207449

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26253581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207449

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