Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 14, Issue 10 , Pages 731-739 , November 2004

Body mass index and mortality among US male physicians

Received 24 June 2002 ,Accepted 28 October 2003.

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☆ Supported by a grant (HL-42441) from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Dr. Lotufo is the recipient of a fellowship (97-02424-8) from FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), São Paulo, Brazil.

PII: S1047-2797(03)00357-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2003.10.008

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 14, Issue 10 , Pages 731-739 , November 2004

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