Estimates of the heights and weights of family members: Accuracy of informant reports

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 827-835

  Reed, D R ^a   Price, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Family history; Genetics; Informant report; Obesity; Self report

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031874793     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800666     Document Type: Article

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