Leading avoidable cause of premature deaths worldwide: case for obesity

Am J Med. 2013 Feb;126(2):97-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.018.

Authors

Charles H Hennekens¹, Felicita Andreotti

Affiliation

¹ Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, FL, USA.

PMID: 23331433
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Developing Countries
Global Health*
Humans
Mortality, Premature / trends*
Obesity / epidemiology*
Obesity / mortality*
Pandemics
Smoking / adverse effects