Bias in reported body weight as a function of education, occupation, health and weight concern

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-222

  Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030004821     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(95)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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