Prospective Cohort Study of Central Adiposity and Risk of Death in Middle Aged and Elderly Chinese

Shaneda Warren Andersen; Xiao-Ou Shu; Yu-Tang Gao; Xianglan Zhang; Hui Cai; Gong Yang; Hong-Lan Li; Yong-Bing Xiang; Wei Zheng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138429

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Prospective Cohort Study of Central Adiposity and Risk of Death in Middle Aged and Elderly Chinese

Shaneda Warren Andersen,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Xiao-Ou Shu,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Yu-Tang Gao,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xianglan Zhang,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Hui Cai,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Gong Yang,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Hong-Lan Li,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yong-Bing Xiang,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wei Zheng

* E-mail: wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Prospective Cohort Study of Central Adiposity and Risk of Death in Middle Aged and Elderly Chinese

Shaneda Warren Andersen,
Xiao-Ou Shu,
Yu-Tang Gao,
Xianglan Zhang,
Hui Cai,
Gong Yang,
Hong-Lan Li,
Yong-Bing Xiang,
Wei Zheng

Published: September 16, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138429

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