Reliability and changes in validity of self-reported cardiovascular disease risk factors using dual response: The behavioral risk factor survey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-517

  Bowlin, Steven J ^a   Morrill, Barbara D ^b   Nafziger, Anne N ^b   Lewis, Carol ^b   Pearson, Thomas A ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Reliability; Risk factors; Survey methods; Telephone; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029886345     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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