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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospec...

Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospec...

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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2009-03, Vol.373 (9669), p.1083-1096

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English

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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Background The main associations of body-mass index (BMI) with overall and cause-specific mortality can best be assessed by long-term prospective follow-up of large numbers of people. The Prospective Studies Collaboration aimed to investigate these associations by sharing data from many studies. Methods Collaborative analyses were undertake...

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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

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TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_384871

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_384871

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0140-6736,1474-547X

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60318-4