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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:875-876
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Letter to the Editor

The effect of being overweight on cancer incidence and all-cause mortality in Asians: A prospective study in Singapore

Jeannette Lee, Hao Wang, Kee-Seng Chia, David Koh and Kenneth Hughes

Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Dr Jeannette Lee, Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine MD3, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597. E-mail: cofleejm@nus.edu.sg

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Sirs—The impact of body weight on disease and mortality has been assessed in only a few cohort studies in indigenous Asian groups.1,2 Body mass index (BMI), calculated as weight in kilograms/height in metres2, is used as an indicator of body weight. According to the WHO classification, BMI . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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