Self-reported weight and height. Implications for obesity research

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 294-298

  Nawaz, Haq ^a,b   Chan, Wendy ^a   Abdulrahman, Mustapha ^a   Larson, David ^b   Katz, David L ^a,b  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0035028120     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00293-8     Document Type: Review

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11. Self-reported weight and height