Validity of height and weight self-report in Mexican adults: Results from the national health and aging study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 355-361

  Avila Funes J A ^a   Gutiérrez Robledo, Luis Miguel ^a   Ponce De Leon Rosales, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Body mass index; Height; Obesity; Self report; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4644371380     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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