Sources of heterogeneity in studies of the BMI-mortality association
Background: To date, the amount of heterogeneity among studies of the body mass index-mortality association attributable to differences in the age distribution and length of follow-up has not been quantified. Therefore, we wanted to quantify the amount of heterogeneity attributable to age and follow...
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| Language: | English |
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Japan Epidemiological Association
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/27/6/27_27_294/_pdf |