Reliability of self-reported weight and height among State bank employees
INTRODUCTION: Self-reported weight and height were compared with direct measurements in order to evaluate the agreement between the two sources. METHOD: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional study on health status from a probabilistic sample of 1,183 employees of a bank, in Rio de Janeiro State,...
Main Authors: | Chor Dóra, Coutinho Evandro da Silva Freire, Laurenti Ruy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1999-01-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101999000100004 |
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