Self-reported weight and height for evaluating obesity control programs

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-499

  Dhaliwal, Satvinder S ^a   Howat, Peter ^a   Bejoy, Thaila ^a   Welborn, Timothy A ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Height and BMI; Measured weight; Obesitycontrol programs evaluation; Self reported weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950366452     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.34.4.10     Document Type: Article

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