Open AccessThe Association Between the Body Mass Index and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality in Older Hospitalized Patients
Author(s) -
Dina Zekry,
François R. Herrmann,
Ulrich M. Vischer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/gls207
Subject(s) - body mass index , association (psychology) , medicine , demography , gerontology , psychology , psychotherapist , sociology
Association between body mass index (BMI) and long-term mortality is poorly studied in older hospitalized populations.
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