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Body-mass index, blood pressure, and cause-specific mortality in India: a prospective cohort study of 500 810 adults

BACKGROUND: The association between cause-specific mortality and body-mass index (BMI) has been studied mainly in high-income countries. We investigated the relations between BMI, systolic blood pressure, and mortality in India. METHODS: Men and women aged 35 years or older were recruited into a pro...

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Autores principales: Gajalakshmi, Vendhan, Lacey, Ben, Kanimozhi, Vendhan, Sherliker, Paul, Peto, Richard, Lewington, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29903379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30267-5