Systematic review and meta-analysis on obesity-Mortality association and age

被引:1
作者
Nwudu, Vivian C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Florida Int Univ, Robert Stempel Coll Publ Hlth & Social Work, Miami, FL 33199 USA
关键词
Obesity; Age dependent; Age; Mortality; BODY-MASS INDEX;
D O I
10.1016/j.orcp.2015.05.014
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This letter presents the findings of a critical appraisal of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis article published in Obesity Research and Clinical Practice and brings the author's and readers' attention to certain methodological issues in the review that affect the validity of the findings from the review. (C) 2015 Asian Oceanian Association for the Study of Obesity. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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