A procedure to correct proxy-reported weight in the National Health Interview Survey, 1976-2002

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Reither, Eric N ^a   Utz, Rebecca L ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 62149142046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-7-2     Document Type: Article

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