Body Weight and Mortality
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- 1 May 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 51 (5) , 127-136
Abstract
Over the years ideal or desirable weights have been associated with the lowest mortality and defined in a number of ways. The widely used height-weigKeywords
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