How accurate is self reported birth weight among the elderly?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 639-640

  Kemp, M ^a   Gunnell, D ^a   Maynard, M ^a   Davey Smith, G ^a   Frankel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033929802     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.8.639     Document Type: Article

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