Racial/ethnic differences in accuracy of body mass index reporting in a diverse cohort of young adults

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 546-548

  Richmond, T K ^a   Thurston, I ^b   Sonneville, K ^a   Milliren, C E ^a   Walls, C E ^c   Austin, S B ^a,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c Decision Resources Group   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STRATIFICATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924539456     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.147     Document Type: Article

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