Body Mass Index in Clinic Attenders: Patient Self-Perception versus Actual Measurements
Objectives. The objectives of the study were to measure actual BMI in patients attending chronic disease clinics in health centres and to relate this to the patients’ own perceptions of their body image and the need to lose weight. Study Design. A cross sectional study. Methods. The actual BMIs in p...
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| Main Authors: | S. Pooransingh, K. Ramgulam, I. Dialsingh |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/160206 |
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