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Assessing the accuracy of two proxy measures for BMI in a semi-rural, low-resource setting in Guatemala
BACKGROUND: Validation studies of self-reported BMI are limited to populations in high-income countries or urban settings. Here, we assess the accuracy of two proxy measures of measured height, weight and BMI – self-reported values and the Stunkard figure scale – in a semi-rural population in Guatem...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190281/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25238737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-973 |