Body-Mass Index and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of U.S. Adults

Calle et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6a930a0177bf533ed87f2 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199910073411501

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