(Mis)interpretation of body weight in adult women and men

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-228

  Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a   Bos, A E R ^c   Mayer, B ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body weight; Misinterpretation; Overestimation; Overweight; Underestimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33744785276     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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