Variations in the association of height with mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer in low-, middle-and high-income countries
Background: Final adult height is a useful proxy measure of childhood nutrition and disease burden. Tall stature has been previously associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality, decreased risk of major cardiovascular events and an increased risk of cancer. However, these associations have...
| Published in: | International Journal of Epidemiology |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85136237124&doi=10.1093%2fije%2fdyab268&partnerID=40&md5=9d1673b07e679b7f99a75562f4fc5026 |