Food insecurity and obesity: A comparison of self-reported and measured height and weight

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-757

  Lyons, Ariel Ann ^a   Park, Jungwee ^a,b   Nelson, Connie H ^a,c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c School of Social Work

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41949122573     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.093211     Document Type: Article

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