Comparison of body mass index by self-reported versus measured height and weight

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 128-132

  Jacobson, Bert H ^a   Debock, Devin H ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035261594     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.92.1.128     Document Type: Article

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