Underestimation of obesity prevalence in Switzerland: Comparison of two methods for correction of self-report

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 139, Issue 51-52, 2009, Pages 752-756

  Faeh, David ^a   Braun, Julia ^a   Bopp, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Body mass index; Cutoff; Measured and self reported weight and height; Obesity; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 74549117811     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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