Effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference on total mortality risk in the Swedish National March Cohort.

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Published in Eur J Epidemiol on August 22, 2010

Authors

Rino Bellocco1, Chongqi Jia, Weimin Ye, Ylva Trolle Lagerros

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

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