Cargando…

Body size from birth to middle age and the risk of hip and knee replacement

BACKGROUND: Information regarding the effects of body size in childhood and early adulthood on the risk of hip and knee replacement in later life is inconsistent. We aimed to assess their effect, taking into account body mass index (BMI) in middle-age. METHODS: Prospective cohort (Million Women Stud...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Liu, Bette, Balkwill, Angela, Green, Jane, Beral, Valerie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27301492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1105-9