A Model of Errors in BMI Based on Self-Reported and Measured Anthropometrics with Evidence from Brazilian Data
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- Davillas, Apostolos & de Oliveira, Victor Hugo & Jones, Andrew M., 2022. "Model of Errors in BMI Based on Self‐reported and Measured Anthropometrics with Evidence from Brazilian Data," CINCH Working Paper Series (since 2020) 76143, Duisburg-Essen University Library, DuEPublico.
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body mass index; measurement error; mixture models; obesity;All these keywords.
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- C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
- C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
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