Validity of self-reported weight, height, and body mass index among university students in Thailand: Implications for population studies of obesity in developing countries

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-

  Lim, Lynette L Y ^a   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^b   Sleigh, Adrian ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 70449503691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-7-15     Document Type: Article

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