Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: an overview of 33 cohorts involving 310 000 participants

General Info

Geography

Australia (AUS)

China (CHN)

Japan (JPN)

New Zealand (NZL)

Singapore (SGP)

Republic of Korea (KOR)

Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)

United Kingdom (GBR)

Hong Kong

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Time period covered

January, 1961 - December, 1997

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cholesterol

Citation

Authors

Ni Mhurchu C, Rodgers A, Pan WH, Gu DF, Woodward M, Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

Journal

Int J Epidemiol

Pages

751-8

Publication year

2004

Suggested citation

Ni Mhurchu C, Rodgers A, Pan WH, Gu DF, Woodward M, Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: an overview of 33 cohorts involving 310 000 participants. Int J Epidemiol. 2004; 33(4): 751-8.