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

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Published in Lancet on March 18, 2009

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Prospective Studies Collaboration, Gary Whitlock, Sarah Lewington, Paul Sherliker, Robert Clarke, Jonathan Emberson, Jim Halsey, Nawab Qizilbash, Rory Collins, Richard Peto

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