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Examining validity of body mass index calculated using height and weight data from the US driver license

BACKGROUND: Driver license departments in many US states collect data on individuals’ height and weight. These data can be useful to researchers in epidemiological and public health studies. As height and weight on driver license are self-reported, they may be prone to reporting bias. We compare hei...

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Autores principales: Chernenko, Alla, Meeks, Huong, Smith, Ken R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6391-3