Change in bias in self-reported body mass index in Australia between 1995 and 2008 and the evaluation of correction equations

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hayes, Alison J ^a   Clarke, Philip M ^a   Lung, Tom W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Correction equations; Obesity; Self reporting bias

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CORRECTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80053171811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-9-53     Document Type: Article

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