Reliability of self-reported body height and weight of adult Japanese women

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 555-558

  Nakamura, Kazutoshi ^a   Hoshino, Yoshihiko ^b   Kodama, Kuniko ^a   Yamamoto, Masaharu ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EATING DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0032847510     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099005556     Document Type: Article

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