Systematic self-report bias in health data: Impact on estimating cross-sectional and treatment effects

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 44-53

  Bauhoff, Sebastian ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumental variables; Measurement error; Obesity; Program evaluation; Survey data

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960217066     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: 15729400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-011-0069-3     Document Type: Article

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