Estimating reactivity in direct observation studies of health behaviors

Human Organization

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-189

  Gittelsohn, Joel ^a   Shankar, Anita V ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a   Ram, Ravi M ^a   Gnywali, Tara ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Direct observation; Health behaviors; Measurement; Nepal; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOUR;

NEPAL;

EID: 0031396344     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.2.c7x0532q2u86m207     Document Type: Article

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