High body mass index overtakes tobacco as the leading independent risk factor contributing to disease burden in Western Australia

Aust N Z J Public Health. 2010 Apr;34(2):214-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00509.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Body Weight
  • Chronic Disease
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality
  • Nicotiana*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prevalence
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Smoking / epidemiology*
  • Tobacco Products / adverse effects*
  • Western Australia / epidemiology