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Body mass index and risk of liver cirrhosis in middle aged UK women: prospective study.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between body mass index (BMI) and liver cirrhosis and the contribution that BMI and alcohol consumption make to the incidence of liver cirrhosis in middle aged women in the UK. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study (Million Women Study). SETTING: Women recruited from 1996 to 2001 in NHS breast screening centres and followed by record linkage to routinely collected information on hospital admissions and deaths. PARTICIPANTS: 1 230 662 women (mean age 56 years at...

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10.1136/bmj.c912

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Role:
Author
Journal:
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) More from this journal
Volume:
340
Pages:
c912
Publication date:
2010-01-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1756-1833
ISSN:
0959-8138
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:50324
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uuid:e65f5304-37db-49b7-a530-c2648b810c9d
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pubs:50324
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50324
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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