Criterion validity of a computer-based tutorial for teaching waist circumference self-measurement

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-145

  Elliott, William Leland ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Computer based tutorial (CBT); Measurement; Obesity; Waist circumference (WC)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF EXAMINATION; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING; VALIDITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 40949116258     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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