Body mass definitions of obesity: sensitivity and specificity using self-reported weight and height.

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Published in Epidemiology on March 01, 1990

Authors

F J Nieto-García1, T L Bush, P M Keyl

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1: Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.

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