The relationship between body weight and mortality: a quantitative analysis of combined information from existing studies.

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Published in Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord on January 01, 1996

Authors

R P Troiano1, E A Frongillo, J Sobal, D A Levitsky

Author Affiliations

1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.

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