Truth be told: Evidence of wheelchair users' accuracy in reporting their height and weight

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2055-2061

  Froehlich Grobe, Katherine ^a   Nary, Dorothy E ^b   Vansciver, Angela ^c   Washburn, Richard A ^c   Aaronson, Lauren ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Public health; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT T TEST; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84867860880     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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