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01-01-2017 | Brief Communication

Accuracy of Self-Reported Height and Weight Among Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients with Disordered Eating

Authors: Valentina Ivezaj, Carlos M. Grilo

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 1/2017

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Changes in weight or body mass index (BMI) are primary outcomes in the bariatric surgery field, and ascertaining accurate weight and height measurements is critically important. While measured anthropometric data is certainly preferred, this is often not possible; for example, epidemiological and follow-up clinical research studies often must rely on self-reported data. In the bariatric surgery field, there exist few data on accuracy of self-reported height and weight [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Accuracy of Self-Reported Height and Weight Among Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients with Disordered Eating
Authors
Valentina Ivezaj
Carlos M. Grilo
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2443-2

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