Interviewer BMI effects on under- and over-reporting of restrained eating: Evidence from a national Dutch face-to-face survey and a postal follow-up

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 643-647

  Eisinga, Rob ^a   Te Grotenhuis, Manfred ^a   Larsen, Junilla K ^a   Pelzer, Ben ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Public health survey BMI of interviewer Interviewer effect Dietary restraint Eating behavior Follow up survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863784471     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0323-z     Document Type: Article

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