title: High body mass index overtakes tobacco as the leading independent risk factor contributing to disease burden in Western Australia.
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Hoad
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Somerford
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: Katzenellenbogen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology