Prediction equations do not eliminate systematic error in self-reported body mass index

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 308-314

  Plankey, Michael W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bias; Body mass index; Measurement error; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031180402     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00556.x     Document Type: Article

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