International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , March 2009

Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Older People in Taiwan

  • Lee-Ching Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Su-Chiu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Jin Tjung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Yi Chiou

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Hung-Yi Chiou, School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250, Wu-Xin Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Jen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 11 January 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70019-5

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70019-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , March 2009

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