Measuring Obesity in the Absence of a Gold Standard
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- O’Neill, Donal, 2015. "Measuring obesity in the absence of a gold standard," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 17(C), pages 116-128.
- Donal O'Neill, 2013. "Measuring Obesity in the Absence of a Gold Standard," Economics Department Working Paper Series n247-13b.pdf, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland - Maynooth.
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latent class analysis; multiple diagnostic tests; obesity;All these keywords.
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- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- C38 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Classification Methdos; Cluster Analysis; Principal Components; Factor Analysis
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