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Assessing the Accuracy of Self-Reported Height and Weight in an Elective Surgical Population in a Melbourne Metropolitan Hospital
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Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
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October 1, 2006
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- Bowden, C; Loughnan, T
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Copyright informationCopyright Australian Society of Anaesthetists Oct 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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SUMMARY
A Health Questionnaire serves as a screening form as part of our Hospital Preadmission process and is completed by all patients scheduled for elective surgery. We reviewed the completed Health Questionaires of 444 patients. Completion of the Health Questionnaire requires patients to record their height and weight. At the time of admission their actual height and weight was measured and recorded by nursing staff as part of the preoperative assessment. We compared their estimated body mass index (BMI) from self-reported height and weight, with their actual BMI calculated from height and weight measured upon admission. The measured BMI accorded well with that calculated from reported ...
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Batavia's Weight knows the score Perfect season on line at state...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
February 17, 2000 ;
Bush, Joe;
787 words
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weight
The Oxford American College Dictionary;
536 words
...weight / wāt / • n. 1. a body's relative mass or...heaviness of a person or thing: he was at least 175 pounds in weight. ∎ Physics the force exerted on the mass of...heavy: as he came upstairs the boards creaked under his weight. ∎ a unit or system of units used for ...
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Chicago Sun-Times;
February 5, 1999 ;
Seth Schwartz;
293 words
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Development of a revised version of the Women's Health Questionnaire
Climacteric;
February 1, 2006 ;
Girod, I; de la Loge, C; Keininger, D; Hunter, M S;
787 words
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PRIME- MD health questionnaire for diagnosis of common mental...
Indian Journal of Medical Research;
May 1, 2008 ;
Jacob, Rajesh; Avasthi, Ajit; Varma, S C; Kulhara, P; Nehra, R; Grover, S; Sharma, S;
530 words
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Obituary: Professor Carel Weight
The Independent - London;
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787 words
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PR Newswire;
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Weight in Gold
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February 1, 2005 ;
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471 words
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787 words
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The Birmingham Post (England);
August 12, 2000 ;
Hunter, Mel;
760 words
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Weight, body image, and weight control practices of Navajo Indians:...
The Journal of Nutrition;
October 1, 1997 ;
White, Linda L; Ballew, Carol; Gilbert, Tim J; Mendlein, James M; Et al;
787 words
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Body weight set-points: Determination and adjustment
The Journal of Nutrition;
September 1, 1997 ;
Keesey, Richard E; Hirvonen, Matt D;
787 words
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Health questionnaire ready to be mailed
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;
April 19, 2002 ;
Casey Ross;
628 words
...Health questionnaire ready to be mailed 6,000 families to get 20-page survey form Casey Ross The Patriot Ledger The Weymouth Board of Health has finalized...
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