Open AccessAssociations of adult height and its components with mortality: a report from cohort studies of 135 000 Chinese women and men
Author(s) -
Ning Wang,
Xiaoxin Zhang,
Y.B. Xiang,
Gong Yang,
Hang Li,
Jing Gao,
Hong Cai,
YuTang Gao,
Wei Zheng,
XiaoOu Shu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr173
Subject(s) - demography , cohort , medicine , cohort study , gerontology , epidemiology , sociology
Although several studies have evaluated the relationship between adult height and mortality, their results have not been entirely consistent. Little is known about components of adult height in relation to mortality, particularly in developing countries.
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