Normal body mass index rather than obesity predicts greater mortality in elderly people: the Jerusalem longitudinal study

General Info

Geography

Israel (ISR)

Time period covered

January, 1990 - December, 2008

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Body mass index

Citation

Authors

Stessman J, Jacobs JM, Ein-Mor E, Bursztyn M

Journal

J Am Geriatr Soc

Pages

2232-8

Publication year

2009

Suggested citation

Stessman J, Jacobs JM, Ein-Mor E, Bursztyn M. Normal body mass index rather than obesity predicts greater mortality in elderly people: the Jerusalem longitudinal study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009; 57(12): 2232-8.