Body Mass Index Screening and Volunteer Bias

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 602-604

  Crosbie, Amanda ^a   Eichner, June ^a   Moore, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OKLAHOMA; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 47349103007     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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