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Inequality, validity of self-reported height, and its implications for BMI estimates: An analysis of randomly selected primary sampling units' data
Any systematic errors in self-reported height, a measure commonly used in health research, may produce biased BMI estimates and reduce the effectiveness of public health interventions. To our knowledge, none of the studies evaluating the validity of self-reported height explore this issue in cross-n...
Autores principales: | Gugushvili, Alexi, Jarosz, Ewa |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31485392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100974 |
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