Validity and reliability of self-reported weight and height measures for the diagnoses of adolescent's nutritional status;Validade e confiabilidade das medidas referidas de peso e estatura para o diagnóstico do estado nutricional de adolescentes

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-635

  Enes, Carla Cristina ^a   Fernandez, Priscila Maria Fúncia ^a   Voci, Silvia Maria ^a   Toral, Natacha ^a   Romero, Alexandre ^a   Slater, Betzabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Height; Nutritional status; Self reported; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449095472     PISSN: 1415790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-790x2009000400012     Document Type: Article

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