Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 10 , Pages 1064-1071 , October 2006

Causes of death in obesity: Relevant increase in cardiovascular but not in all-cancer mortality

  • Ralf Bender

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, Dillenburger Str. 27, Cologne D-51105, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 221 35685-451; fax: +49 221-35685-891.
    • ,
  • Hajo Zeeb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany
    • Present address: Radiation and Environmental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • ,
  • Martin Schwarz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, University Clinics, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • ,
  • Karl-Heinz Jöckel

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Clinics of Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael Berger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition (WHO-Collaborating Centre for Diabetes), University Clinics, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Deceased August 18, 2002.

,Accepted 17 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.01.006

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 10 , Pages 1064-1071 , October 2006

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