Body mass index and mortality in nonsmoking older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

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Published in Am J Public Health on April 01, 1998

Authors

P Diehr1, D E Bild, T B Harris, A Duxbury, D Siscovick, M Rossi

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1: Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.

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