Adjusting the obesity thresholds for self-reported BMI in Ireland: A cross-sectional analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Madden, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84878435553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002865     Document Type: Article

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