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Applications and Case Studies

Establishing the Nadir of the Body Mass Index-Mortality Relationship: A Case Study

Ramón Durazo-Arvizu Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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Daniel McGee Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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Zhaohai Li Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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Richard Cooper Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
Pages 1312-1319 | Received 01 Jun 1996, Published online: 17 Feb 2012

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