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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| التنسيق: | Journal article |
| اللغة: | English |
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2007
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