A comparison of body mass index, waist–hip ratio and waist circumference as predictors of all-cause mortality among the elderly: the Rotterdam study
- 30 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 25 (11), 1730-1735
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801787
Abstract
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disordersKeywords
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