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Volume 355:2701-2702 December 21, 2006 Number 25
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Body-Mass Index and Mortality in Korean Men and Women

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by Jee, S. H.
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To the Editor: Jee et al. (Aug. 24 issue)1 report the association between body-mass index (BMI) (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) and mortality. We have published articles elsewhere on similar issues with the use of similar data from the National Health Insurance Corporation in Korea.2,3

Jee et al. obtained the causes of death among men and women in this study from the Korea National Statistical Office. Since all deaths in Korea are required by law to be reported to this office, the data on death from any cause used in this study . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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