Validity of self-reported weight and height: Comparison between immigrant and non-immigrant Mexican Americans in NHANES III

Journal of Immigrant Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-131

  Lee, Soo Kyung ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Mexican Americans; Self reported weight and height; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEXICO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 16344391649     PISSN: 10964045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-005-2646-4     Document Type: Article

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