Relationship of height, weight and body mass index to the risk of hip and knee replacements in middle-aged women.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of height, weight and body mass index (BMI) on the risk of hip and knee replacement in middle-aged women. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study 490 532 women aged 50-69 yrs who were recruited in the UK in 1996-2001 were followed over 2.9 yrs for incident primary hi...

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Główni autorzy: Liu, B, Balkwill, A, Banks, E, Cooper, C, Green, J, Beral, V
Format: Journal article
Język:English
Wydane: 2007