Effects of age on validity of self-reported height, weight, and body mass index: Findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-34

  Kuczmarski, Marie Fanelli ^a   Kuczmarski, Robert J ^b   Najjar, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0010167463     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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