Biased associations with obesity using self-reported body mass index

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-

  Chiolero, Arnaud ^a   Peytremann Bridevaux, Isabelle ^a   Paccaud, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TELEPHONE;

EID: 49649089976     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00500.x     Document Type: Letter

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